diff --git a/cvat-core/README.md b/cvat-core/README.md
index 487de911..22d8faa9 100644
--- a/cvat-core/README.md
+++ b/cvat-core/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ If you make changes in this package, please do following:
 - Dependencies installation
 
 ```bash
-npm install
+npm ci
 ```
 
 - Building the module from sources in the `dist` directory:
diff --git a/cvat-ui/README.md b/cvat-ui/README.md
index d020214a..c32879e6 100644
--- a/cvat-ui/README.md
+++ b/cvat-ui/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ you also need to do `npm install` to update `package-lock.json`
 - Installing dependencies:
 
 ```bash
-cd ../cvat-core && npm install && cd - && npm install
+cd ../cvat-core && npm ci && cd - && npm ci
 ```
 
 - Running development UI server with autorebuild on change