diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 33b25ba3..b27e8f9a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ mkdir -p ~/work
 cd ~/work
 git clone https://github.com/eosnetworkfoundation/mandel.git
 cd mandel
+git checkout v3.0.0-rc1
 git submodule update --init --recursive
 mkdir build
 cd build