diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f49dd42bf..724ec2a13 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Dependencies
         if: steps.cache-toolchain.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' || steps.cache-thirdparty.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: |
-          sudo bash ./ci/system_updates.sh
+          sudo bash ./ci/install_dependencies.sh
 
       - name: Setup Toolchain
         if: steps.cache-toolchain.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: |
-          sudo bash ./ci/system_updates.sh
+          sudo bash ./ci/install_dependencies.sh
 
       - name: Cache Toolchain Directory
         id: cache-toolchain
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: |
-          sudo bash ./ci/system_updates.sh
+          sudo bash ./ci/install_dependencies.sh
 
       - name: Cache Toolchain Directory
         id: cache-toolchain
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d789d00bd..d4ed68a59 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,19 +44,16 @@ More detailed build instructions can be found [here](docs/install_vortex.md).
 - [Ramulator](https://github.com/CMU-SAFARI/ramulator.git)
 - [Yosys](https://github.com/YosysHQ/yosys)
 - [Sv2v](https://github.com/zachjs/sv2v)
-### Install development tools
-```sh
-sudo apt-get install build-essential
-sudo apt-get install binutils
-sudo apt-get install python
-sudo apt-get install uuid-dev
-sudo apt-get install git
-```
 ### Install Vortex codebase
 ```sh
 git clone --depth=1 --recursive https://github.com/vortexgpgpu/vortex.git
 cd vortex
 ```
+### Install system dependencies
+```sh
+# ensure dependent libraries are present
+sudo ./ci/install_dependencies.sh
+```
 ### Configure your build folder
 ```sh
 mkdir build
diff --git a/ci/system_updates.sh b/ci/install_dependencies.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from ci/system_updates.sh
rename to ci/install_dependencies.sh
diff --git a/miscs/docker/Dockerfile.ubuntu b/miscs/docker/Dockerfile.ubuntu
index c3e72a0f4..f3a864ce5 100644
--- a/miscs/docker/Dockerfile.ubuntu
+++ b/miscs/docker/Dockerfile.ubuntu
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ RUN git clone --depth=1 --recursive https://github.com/vortexgpgpu/vortex.git /v
 WORKDIR /vortex
 
 # install system dependencies
-RUN ./ci/system_updates.sh
+RUN ./ci/install_dependencies.sh
 
 # Configure the build folder
 RUN mkdir build && cd build && ../configure