diff --git a/theia-extensions/theia-cf-manifest-yaml/README.md b/theia-extensions/theia-cf-manifest-yaml/README.md
index 2ade37e3a..ea10ce590 100644
--- a/theia-extensions/theia-cf-manifest-yaml/README.md
+++ b/theia-extensions/theia-cf-manifest-yaml/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ Install npm and node.
 Install yarn.
 
     npm install -g yarn
+    
+## Install dependencies
+
+Install dependencies and compile the code.
+
+    yarn
+
+Note: it is also running `yarn rebuild:browser` and `yarn rebuild:electron`, thus one could navigate to the proper folder and launch it
 
 ## Running the browser example
 
diff --git a/theia-extensions/theia-spring-boot/README.md b/theia-extensions/theia-spring-boot/README.md
index bc5caf34d..021c7578d 100644
--- a/theia-extensions/theia-spring-boot/README.md
+++ b/theia-extensions/theia-spring-boot/README.md
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ Install yarn.
 
     npm install -g yarn
 
+## Install dependencies
+
+Install dependencies and compile the code.
+
+    yarn
+    
+Note: it is also running `yarn rebuild:browser` and `yarn rebuild:electron`, thus one could navigate to the proper folder and launch it
+
 ## Running the browser example
 
     yarn rebuild:browser