diff --git a/requirements/README.md b/requirements/README.md
index 579b0b0001..08ccba1567 100644
--- a/requirements/README.md
+++ b/requirements/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Run `./updater.sh` command from inside `./requirements` directory of the awx rep
 
 Make sure you have `patch, awk, python3, python2, python3-venv, python2-virtualenv, pip2, pip3` installed.
 
+If you are using the development container image, you need to run `dnf install libpq-devel libcurl-devel`. These packages are only installed temporarily in the Dockerfile.
+
 This script will:
 
   - Update `requirements.txt` based on `requirements.in`