diff --git a/cli/README.md b/cli/README.md
index ae82e131f4..09f5b163f7 100644
--- a/cli/README.md
+++ b/cli/README.md
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ Please see the [Immich CLI documentation](https://docs.immich.app/features/comma
 
 Before building the CLI, you must build the immich server and the open-api client. To build the server run the following in the server folder:
 
-    $ npm install
-    $ npm run build
+    $ pnpm install
+    $ pnpm run build
 
 Then, to build the open-api client run the following in the open-api folder:
 
@@ -15,16 +15,16 @@ Then, to build the open-api client run the following in the open-api folder:
 
 To run the Immich CLI from source, run the following in the cli folder:
 
-    $ npm install
-    $ npm run build
+    $ pnpm install
+    $ pnpm run build
     $ ts-node .
 
-You'll need ts-node, the easiest way to install it is to use npm:
+You'll need ts-node, the easiest way to install it is to use pnpm:
 
-    $ npm i -g ts-node
+    $ pnpm i -g ts-node
 
 You can also build and install the CLI using
 
-    $ npm run build
-    $ npm install -g .
+    $ pnpm run build
+    $ pnpm install -g .
 ****