diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bb5f762a..6857fd20 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,16 +3,19 @@ BLISS GUI
 
 Installation
 ------------
+If you would like to install the UI for an end user you can skip all of the frontend dependency installation and install only the pre-bundled application. After cloning the repository, run the following from the project root:
 
-`bliss-gui` depends upon `bliss-core` for key functionality. Ensure that you have followed the `bliss-core` installation procedure before progressing to the `bliss-gui` installation. You need to install `bliss-gui` into the same `virtualenv` environment into which you installed `bliss-core`. Be sure to have it activated while following these instructions.
+```
+pip install . --extra-index-url https://bliss.jpl.nasa.gov/pypi/simple/
+```
 
-If you would like to install the UI for an end user you can skip all of the frontend dependency installation and install only the pre-bundled application. After cloning the repository, run the following from the project root:
+If you plan to do development work on the GUI you should install the repository in `develop` mode and install all of the dependencies necessary for a frontend build. 
 
 ```
-pip install .
+pip install -e . --extra-index-url https://bliss.jpl.nasa.gov/pypi/simple && pip install -e . --no-deps --force-reinstall --upgrade --install-option="--with-ui-deps=True"
 ```
 
-If you plan to do development work on the GUI you should install the repository in `develop` mode and install all of the dependencies necessary for a frontend build.
+The above will install `bliss-core` for you. If you wish you can install `bliss-core` manually first and then install just the GUI with the below command. This allows you to have an editable checkout of `bliss-core` available for development.
 
 ```
 pip install -e . --install-option="--with-ui-deps=True"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 54244283..ff4d1137 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ def run(self):
 
         develop.run(self)
 
+
 class CustomInstallCmd(install):
     user_options = install.user_options + [
         ('with-ui-deps=', None, "Toggle UI dependency installation")
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ def run(self):
     include_package_data = True,
 
     scripts = ['./bin/bliss_gui.py'],
-    install_requires = ['bliss-core>=0.8.0'],
+    install_requires = ['bliss-core>=0.10.0'],
 
     cmdclass = {
         "install": CustomInstallCmd,