diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index 979e69c06..da91a08fb 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ sudo apt-get install make gcc bison git python python-setuptools
 
 # unittest2 is required if using python2.6
 sudo easy_install unittest2
+sudo easy_install pip
 
 # download rgbds source code
 git clone git://github.com/bentley/rgbds.git
@@ -21,6 +22,9 @@ which rgbasm
 git clone git://github.com/kanzure/pokecrystal.git
 cd pokecrystal
 
+# install python requirements
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+
 make clean && make
 ```
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 04196c452..ff3ab21f6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ sudo apt-get install make gcc bison git python python-setuptools
 
 # unittest2 is required if using python2.6
 sudo easy_install unittest2
+sudo easy_install pip
 
 # download rgbds source code
 git clone git://github.com/bentley/rgbds.git
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@ which rgbasm
 git clone https://github.com/kanzure/pokecrystal.git
 cd pokecrystal
 
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+
 make clean && make
 ```
 
diff --git a/requirement.txt b/requirement.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af0addcb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirement.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+-e git://github.com/drj11/pypng.git@master#egg=pypng