diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ae7e570..cdeaf06 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ git init # initialize repository if needed
 git submodule add https://github.com/anishathalye/dotbot
 git config -f .gitmodules submodule.dotbot.ignore dirty # ignore dirty commits in the submodule
 cp dotbot/tools/git-submodule/install .
+git add --chmod +x install
 touch install.conf.yaml
 ```