diff --git a/README b/README
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+++ b/README
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
-To build libbrandt you need:
+libbrandt dependencies are:
 
 - libgcrypt 1.7+
+- libgnunetutil 13.0+ (it's best to use the current version from svn)
+
+To setup your build environment just call `./bootstrap`, `./configure` with
+appropriate CFLAGS and other arguments to fit your system. Afterwards you can
+build libbrandt by calling `make` and run the tests with `make check`.