diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fb05293..1a68ffc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -126,6 +126,13 @@ For FreeBSD:
 
     sudo pkg install cmake pkgconf curl jansson libsodium libmicrohttpd argp-standalone libepoll-shim
 
+For MacOS
+    
+    arch -arm64 /opt/homebrew/bin/brew reinstall jansson libsodium curl libmicrohttpd
+    # argp is not available on macos
+    arch -arm64 /opt/homebrew/bin/brew reinstall argp-standalone epoll-shim
+    export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/opt/homebrew/lib/pkgconfig:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH
+
 Compile DATUM by running:
 
     cmake . && make