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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 ```bash
 $ git clone https://git.autonomic.zone/autonomic-cooperative/portainer && cd portainer
 $ python3 -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate
-$ pip install -U pip setuptools docker-compose
+$ pip install -r requirements.txt
 $ docker-compose up
 ```
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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+docker-compose==1.7.2