diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ rust-lang/rust uses in [this file][rust-mdbook]. To get it:
 [rust-mdbook]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/master/src/tools/rustbook/Cargo.toml
 
 ```bash
-$ cargo install mdbook --version <version_num>
+$ cargo install mdbook --locked --version <version_num>
 ```
 
 ## Building