diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 58a41196..b4d61964 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,18 +28,21 @@ Mozilla Sync Storage built with [Rust](https://rust-lang.org).
 
 ## System Requirements
 
+- cmake
+- gcc
+- [golang](https://golang.org/doc/install)
+- libcurl4-openssl-dev
+- libssl-dev
+- make
+- pkg-config
 - [Rust stable](https://rustup.rs)
 - MySQL 5.7 (or compatible)
-  -\* libmysqlclient (`brew install mysql` on macOS, `apt-get install libmysqlclient-dev` on Ubuntu)
-- [Go](https://golang.org/doc/install)
-- Cmake
-- Pkg-config
-- Openssl
+  * libmysqlclient (`brew install mysql` on macOS, `apt install libmysqlclient-dev` on Ubuntu)
 
 Depending on your OS, you may also need to install `libgrpcdev`,
-`libcurl4-openssl-dev`, and `protobuf-compiler-grpc`. *Note*: if the
-code complies cleanly, but generates a Segmentation Fault within
-Sentry init, you probably are missing `libcurl4-openssl-dev`.
+and `protobuf-compiler-grpc`. *Note*: if the code complies cleanly,
+but generates a Segmentation Fault within Sentry init, you probably
+are missing `libcurl4-openssl-dev`.
 
 ## Local Setup