diff --git a/packages/react-sdk/README.md b/packages/react-sdk/README.md
index 2a9c61b6..2e60776f 100644
--- a/packages/react-sdk/README.md
+++ b/packages/react-sdk/README.md
@@ -21,15 +21,24 @@ These hooks are mostly bindings to the [`xmtp-js` SDK](https://github.com/xmtp
 
 ## Install
 
+The XMTP React SDK requires React, the XMTP JS SDK, and several content types.
+
+**NPM**
+
+```bash
+npm install react @xmtp/react-sdk @xmtp/xmtp-js @xmtp/content-type-reaction @xmtp/content-type-remote-attachment @xmtp/content-type-reply
+```
+
+**PNPM**
+
 ```bash
-# npm
-npm install @xmtp/react-sdk
+pnpm install react @xmtp/react-sdk @xmtp/xmtp-js @xmtp/content-type-reaction @xmtp/content-type-remote-attachment @xmtp/content-type-reply
+```
 
-# pnpm
-pnpm install @xmtp/react-sdk
+**Yarn**
 
-# yarn
-yarn add @xmtp/react-sdk
+```bash
+yarn add react @xmtp/react-sdk @xmtp/xmtp-js @xmtp/content-type-reaction @xmtp/content-type-remote-attachment @xmtp/content-type-reply
 ```
 
 ### Buffer polyfill