diff --git a/dev/setup/pre-commit/README.md b/dev/setup/pre-commit/README.md
index c2a1e4901cb..e610a55c411 100644
--- a/dev/setup/pre-commit/README.md
+++ b/dev/setup/pre-commit/README.md
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ the project: `pre-commit-config.yaml`.
 
 1. Install pre-commit tool.\
    If you do not have python installed, install [python](https://www.python.org) first.\
+   `sudo apt install python3`
+   
    If you do not have [`pip`](https://pypi.org/project/pip), install that as well.\\
+    `sudo apt install pip`
 
    Then you can install pre-commit tool: 
    `python3 -m pip install pre-commit`