diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/mkdocs/container/techdocs-core/README.md b/plugins/techdocs/mkdocs/container/techdocs-core/README.md
index 04606088d4..b4a32a57cb 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/mkdocs/container/techdocs-core/README.md
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/mkdocs/container/techdocs-core/README.md
@@ -37,10 +37,11 @@ See the `README.md` located in the `mkdocs/` folder for more details on how to b
 
 ## Linting and Tests
 
-To run the tests, you'll need `tox` installed:
+To run the tests, you'll need `tox` installed with our dependencies installed:
 
 ```bash
 pip install tox
+pip install -r requirements.txt
 tox
 ```