From 332f7b280d8a4441236d47bc7fa8e522ac3e81d1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Barbara Korycki <barbara@mlcommons.org>
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2024 14:06:37 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] update readme

---
 README.md | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e0ce02fd..47625d2f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,13 +43,14 @@ install ModelBench as a CLI tool or library to use in your own projects.
 ```shell
 pipx install poetry
 ```
+Please be sure to install Poetry in a dedicated virtual environment separate from the environment used for this project.
 
 2. Clone this repository.
 ```shell
 git clone https://github.com/mlcommons/modelbench.git
 ```
 
-3. Install ModelBench and dependencies.
+3. Install ModelBench and dependencies. Make sure the dedicated environment you used to install Poetry is not activated when running poetry commands.
 ```shell
 cd modelbench
 poetry install