diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e2f9966..1c6b0d5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ Developers should set up a PlantCV conda environment from source code as normal,
 
 ```bash
 cd plantcv-geospatial
-pip install -e .
+pip install -e . --config-settings editable_mode=strict
+
 ```