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@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 This is a template repo for creating a scanner plugin for [Copacetic](https://github.com/project-copacetic/copacetic).
 
-Learn more about Copacetic's scanner plugins [here](https://project-copacetic.github.io/copacetic/).
+Learn more about Copacetic's scanner plugins [here](https://project-copacetic.github.io/copacetic/scanner-plugins).
 
 ## Development
 
@@ -15,14 +15,33 @@ These instructions are for developing a new scanner plugin for [Copacetic](https
 5. Update `CLI_BINARY` in the [`Makefile`](Makefile) to match your scanner's CLI binary name (resulting binary must be prefixed with `copa-`)
 5. Update this [`README.md`](README.md) to match your plugin's usage
 
-## Example Usage
+## Development Pre-requisites
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> You may have different pre-requisites for your scanner plugin, you are not required to use these tools.
+
+The following tools are required to build and run this template:
+
+- `git`: for cloning this repo
+- `Go`: for building the plugin
+- `make`: for the Makefile
+
+## Example Development Workflow
+
+This is an example development workflow for this template.
 
 ```shell
-# assuming $GOPATH/bin or $GOBIN is in $PATH
-go install github.com/project-copacetic/scanner-plugin-template@latest
+# clone this repo
+git clone https://github.com/project-copacetic/scanner-plugin-template.git
+
+# change directory to the repo
+cd scanner-plugin-template
+
+# build the copa-fake binary
+make
 
-# rename binary to copa-<scanner name> (e.g. copa-fake)
-mv $GOPATH/bin/scanner-plugin-template $GOPATH/bin/copa-fake
+# add copa-fake binary to PATH
+export PATH=$PATH:dist/linux_amd64/release/
 
 # test plugin with example config
 copa-fake testdata/fake_report.json