diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2c9b80586..ac3a6ff68 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -139,9 +139,7 @@ Alternatively, you can install plugins from the command line:
 
 ```sh
 cd /path/to/etherpad-lite
-# The `--no-save` and `--legacy-peer-deps` arguments are necessary to work
-# around npm quirks.
-npm install --no-save --legacy-peer-deps ep_${plugin_name}
+pnpm run install-plugins ep_${plugin_name}
 ```
 
 Also see [the plugin wiki
@@ -153,7 +151,7 @@ Run the following command in your Etherpad folder to get all of the features
 visible in the above demo gif:
 
 ```sh
-npm install --no-save --legacy-peer-deps \
+pnpm run install-plugins \
   ep_align \
   ep_comments_page \
   ep_embedded_hyperlinks2 \