diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 558e1383..b3b723c0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Please use your Demo Company organisation for your testing.
 ## Getting Started
 
 ### Prerequirements
-* python3.5+ installed
+* python3.9+ installed
 * git installed
 * SSH keys setup for your github profile.
 
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Please use your Demo Company organisation for your testing.
 * Open terminal window and navigate to your `xero-python-oauth2-starter` local drive directory 
 * Create new python virtual environment by running `python3 -m venv venv`
 * Activate new virtual environment by running `source venv/bin/activate`
+* Ensure tools are current `pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel`
 * Install project dependencies by running `pip install -r requirements.txt`
 
 ## Create a Xero App
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index defe4ab4..706c2588 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 flask
-flask-session==0.3.2
-flask-oauthlib==0.9.6
-xero-python==1.5.3
\ No newline at end of file
+flask-session
+flask-oauthlib
+xero-python