diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-docker.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-docker.yml
index a53ab0d..b0b5500 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-docker.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   bump_version:
+    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[docs]')"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       version: ${{ steps.extract_version.outputs.version }}
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "version=$VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
   build_and_push:
+    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[docs]')"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: bump_version  # Wait for the version bump job to finish
     steps:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1e2d9d1..5b11134 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -77,17 +77,15 @@ cd heartbeat-service
 ### Set Up Virtual Environment
 
 ```bash
-python3 -m venv venv
+python -m venv venv
 source venv/bin/activate # On Windows, use venv\Scripts\activate
+pip install poetry
+poetry install
 ```
 
-### Install Dependencies
+## Configuration
 
-```bash
-pip install -r requirements.txt
-```
-
-## Configuration (Common for both pub/sub)
+This is common for both pub/sub.
 
 ```bash
 export HEARTBEAT_MODE=publisher # or subscriber
@@ -109,7 +107,7 @@ export REDIS_PORT=6379
 export REDIS_DB=0
 ```
 
-## Run the application
+## Running the application
 
 ```bash
 python heartbeat.py