diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b8bb3e1..953a2d2 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ sudo apt install git build-essential cmake libboost-all-dev miniupnpc libunbound
 # go to home folder
 cd ~
 
-git clone --recursive https://github.com/monero-project/monero
+# download monero sourced for branch release-v0.13
+git clone --recursive -b release-v0.13 https://github.com/monero-project/monero.git
 
 cd monero/