diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f6fc0d1a..f298e392 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -259,9 +259,10 @@ See <a href="https://docs.sweeting.me/s/against-curl-sh">"Against curl | sh as a
 
 <li>Install <a href="https://realpython.com/installing-python/">Python >= v3.10</a> and <a href="https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/">Node >= v18</a> on your system (if not already installed).</li>
 <li>Install the ArchiveBox package using <code>pip3</code> (or <a href="https://pipx.pypa.io"><code>pipx</code></a>).
-<pre lang="bash"><code style="white-space: pre-line">pip3 install archivebox
+<pre lang="bash"><code style="white-space: pre-line">pip3 install --upgrade archivebox yt-dlp playwright
+playwright install --with-deps chromium
 archivebox version
-# install any missing extras shown using apt/brew/pkg/etc.
+# install any missing extras shown using apt/brew/pkg/etc. see Wiki for instructions
 #    python@3.10 node curl wget git ripgrep ...
 </code></pre>
 <i>See the <a href="https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Install">Install: Bare Metal</a> Wiki for full install instructions for each OS...</i>
@@ -269,7 +270,7 @@ archivebox version
 <li>Create a new empty directory and initialize your collection (can be anywhere).
 <pre lang="bash"><code style="white-space: pre-line">mkdir -p ~/archivebox/data && cd ~/archivebox/data   # for example
 archivebox init --setup   # instantialize a new collection
-# (--setup auto-installs and link JS dependencies: singlefile, readability, etc.)
+# (--setup auto-installs and link JS dependencies: singlefile, readability, mercury, etc.)
 </code></pre>
 </li>
 <li>Optional: Start the server then login to the Web UI <a href="http://127.0.0.1:8000">http://127.0.0.1:8000</a> ⇢ Admin.
@@ -301,7 +302,9 @@ sudo apt update
 <li>Install the ArchiveBox package using <code>apt</code>.
 <pre lang="bash"><code style="white-space: pre-line">sudo apt install archivebox
 # update to newest version with pip (sometimes apt package is outdated)
-pip install --upgrade --ignore-installed archivebox
+pip install --upgrade --ignore-installed archivebox yt-dlp playwright
+playwright install --with-deps chromium    # install chromium and its system dependencies
+archivebox version                         # make sure all dependencies are installed
 </code></pre>
 </li>
 <li>Create a new empty directory and initialize your collection (can be anywhere).
@@ -333,7 +336,9 @@ See <a href="#%EF%B8%8F-cli-usage">below</a> for more usage examples using the C
 <pre lang="bash"><code style="white-space: pre-line">brew tap archivebox/archivebox
 brew install archivebox
 # update to newest version with pip (sometimes brew package is outdated)
-pip install --upgrade --ignore-installed archivebox
+pip install --upgrade --ignore-installed archivebox yt-dlp playwright
+playwright install --with-deps chromium    # install chromium and its system dependencies
+archivebox version                         # make sure all dependencies are installed
 </code></pre>
 <i>See the <a href="https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Install#option-c-bare-metal-setup">Install: Bare Metal</a> Wiki for more granular instructions for macOS... ➡️</i>
 </li>
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8bef4f62..3fbdfc93 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ lint = "./bin/lint.sh"
 test = "./bin/test.sh"
 # all = {composite = ["lint mypackage/", "test -v tests/"]}
 
+
 [project.scripts]
 archivebox = "archivebox.cli:main"
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 185b2858..25a0e087 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pure-eval==0.2.2
 pyasn1==0.5.1
 pyasn1-modules==0.3.0
 pycparser==2.21; implementation_name != "cpython"
-pycryptodomex==3.20.0
+pycryptodomex==3.19.1
 pygments==2.17.2
 python-crontab==3.0.0
 python-dateutil==2.8.2
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ tzdata==2023.4; platform_system == "Windows"
 tzlocal==5.2
 urllib3==2.1.0
 w3lib==2.1.2
-wcwidth==0.2.13
+wcwidth==0.2.12
 websockets==12.0
 yt-dlp==2023.12.30