diff --git a/.changeset/heavy-cycles-joke.md b/.changeset/heavy-cycles-joke.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..06ad57ae39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/heavy-cycles-joke.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@e2b/cli': patch
+---
+
+add dependency notice to template migrate command
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/template/init.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/template/init.ts
index c534d7ca2a..9fd9ae6078 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/template/init.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/template/init.ts
@@ -288,10 +288,13 @@ export const initCommand = new commander.Command('init')
         console.log(
           `\nTemplate created in: ${asPrimary(`./${templateDirName}/`)}`
         )
-        console.log('\nYou can now build your template using:')
+        console.log('\n🔨 To get started with your template:')
 
         switch (language) {
           case Language.TypeScript:
+            console.log(
+              `   ${asPrimary('npm install e2b')} (install e2b dependency)`
+            )
             console.log(
               `   ${asPrimary('npm run e2b:build:dev')} (for development)`
             )
@@ -301,6 +304,9 @@ export const initCommand = new commander.Command('init')
             break
           case Language.PythonAsync:
           case Language.PythonSync:
+            console.log(
+              `   ${asPrimary('pip install e2b')} (install e2b dependency)`
+            )
             console.log(
               `   ${asPrimary('make e2b:build:dev')} (for development)`
             )
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/template/migrate.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/template/migrate.ts
index 238c72f9df..9375053e28 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/template/migrate.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/template/migrate.ts
@@ -209,20 +209,26 @@ export const migrateCommand = new commander.Command('migrate')
 
         console.log('\n🎉 Migration completed successfully!')
 
-        console.log('\n🔨 You can now build your template using:')
+        console.log('\n🔨 To get started with your template:')
         if (language === Language.TypeScript) {
           console.log(
-            `   ${asPrimary('npx tsx build.dev.ts')} (for development)`
+            `   ${asPrimary('npm install e2b')} (install e2b dependency)`
           )
           console.log(
-            `   ${asPrimary('npx tsx build.prod.ts')} (for production)`
+            `   ${asPrimary('npx tsx build.dev.ts')} (run development build)`
+          )
+          console.log(
+            `   ${asPrimary('npx tsx build.prod.ts')} (run production build)`
           )
         } else {
           console.log(
-            `   ${asPrimary('python build_dev.py')} (for development)`
+            `   ${asPrimary('pip install e2b')} (install e2b dependency)`
+          )
+          console.log(
+            `   ${asPrimary('python build_dev.py')} (run development build)`
           )
           console.log(
-            `   ${asPrimary('python build_prod.py')} (for production)`
+            `   ${asPrimary('python build_prod.py')} (run production build)`
           )
         }
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/templates/readme.hbs b/packages/cli/src/templates/readme.hbs
index 62b2c1100c..9c95e0d3ad 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/templates/readme.hbs
+++ b/packages/cli/src/templates/readme.hbs
@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ Before you begin, make sure you have:
    E2B_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
    ```
 
+## Installing Dependencies
+
+```bash
+{{#if isTypeScript}}
+npm install e2b
+{{else if isPython}}
+pip install e2b
+{{/if}}
+```
+
 ## Building the Template
 
 ```bash