diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bd5e72004..1e6a8ef6b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ To start, make sure you have:
 - [Docker Compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/)
 
 ```bash
-# Copy the docker-compose.yml.example file to a new file named docker-compose.yml
+# Copy the docker-compose.yml.example file to a new file named docker-compose.yml, update the corresponding values in your docker-compose.yml file
 cp ./docker-compose.yml.example ./docker-compose.yml
 # Execute docker compose up to start the services
 docker compose up