diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index d0a88d8..5754b95 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@ Example:
 To run the program, you will need the following dependencies:  
 `pip install requests`  
 `pip install jsonpickle`  
-`pip install canvasapi`  
+`pip install canvasapi` 
+`pip install python-dateutil`
+
+You can install these dependencies using
+`pip install -r requirements.txt`
 
 Then run from the command line:  
 `python export.py`
@@ -53,4 +57,4 @@ These are the configuration parameters for the program:
 - List of Course IDs that should be skipped
 
 # Contribute
-I would love to see this script's functionality expanded and improved! I welcome all pull requests :) Thank you!  
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+I would love to see this script's functionality expanded and improved! I welcome all pull requests :) Thank you!  
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa336e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+requests
+jsonpickle
+canvasapi
+python-dateutil