diff --git a/.dev/bootstrap.sh b/.dev/bootstrap.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..bcc0fb686b04c4fb9bb3c52e95313effe9f72c8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dev/bootstrap.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#/bin/sh
+cp .dev/hooks/pre-commit .git/hooks/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 32988a6669af28b2dd49d728cd53fba366998835..d164291270f7717f7037027cd4fa01cace061296 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 ### Building Images
 
 To build these images, clone this repository onto a machine with docker and make installed. Run `make` and all of the images will be built and installed as local docker images.  
-This file is automatically updated after execute `git commit` based on the content of file `_README.md` 
+This file is automatically updated after execute `git commit` based on the content of file `_README.md` To enable this feature, execute `.dev/bootstrap.sh` after cloning the repo.
 
 ### Available tools    
 
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ This file is automatically updated after execute `git commit` based on the conte
  - its-registry.unl.edu/unl-its/docker-ci/static-code-analysis:python 
     
 
-
_Last update: Thu May 30 16:38:30 CDT 2019_
+
_Last update: Thu May 30 16:58:18 CDT 2019_
diff --git a/_README.md b/_README.md
index 4bfff249762ef550caa3710f0abf12df5f4de1fa..9f6b66da850c378747d3a896d1d11259f5a5f960 100644
--- a/_README.md
+++ b/_README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 ### Building Images
 
 To build these images, clone this repository onto a machine with docker and make installed. Run `make` and all of the images will be built and installed as local docker images.  
-This file is automatically updated after execute `git commit` based on the content of file `_README.md` 
+This file is automatically updated after execute `git commit` based on the content of file `_README.md` To enable this feature, execute `.dev/bootstrap.sh` after cloning the repo.
 
 ### Available tools