--- a/README.rst	Mon Sep 11 05:47:45 2017 -0400
+++ b/README.rst	Tue Sep 19 12:23:46 2017 -0400
@@ -6,7 +6,20 @@
 available <https://github.com/galaxy-genome-annotation/python-apollo>`__
 as a pip-installable package.
 
-Environ
+Dependencies
+------------
+
+You will need to install some python modules in the Galaxy virtualenv for these
+tools to be fully functional:
+
+.. code:: bash
+
+    . /path/to/galaxy/.venv/bin/activate
+    pip install future biopython bcbio-gff
+    deactivate
+
+Environment
+-----------
 
 The following environment variables must be set:
 
@@ -24,9 +37,9 @@
 |                                |                                                           |
 |                                |                                                           |
 +--------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``$GALAXY_WEBAPOLLO_EXT_URL``  | users. May be relative or absolute.                       |
+| ``$GALAXY_WEBAPOLLO_EXT_URL``  | May be relative or absolute.                              |
 |                                | The external URL at which Apollo is accessible to end     |
-|                                |                                                           |
+|                                | users.                                                    |
 +--------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
 | ``$GALAXY_SHARED_DIR``         | Directory shared between Galaxy and Apollo, used to       |
 |                                | exchange JBrowse instances.                               |