diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c2b6414..88d8ae4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -210,6 +210,12 @@ $ sudo apt -y upgrade
 $ sudo apt -y install wget gnupg2 gnupg-agent dirmngr cryptsetup scdaemon pcscd secure-delete hopenpgp-tools yubikey-personalization
 ```
 
+You may additionally need (particularly for Ubuntu 18.04 and 20.04):
+
+```console
+$ sudo apt -y install libssl-dev swig libpcsclite-dev
+```
+
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 ```console