diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 85580834..8232263e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,16 +15,17 @@ look something like:
 
 ```
 cd ~/"Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 3/Packages"
-git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript-Sublime-Plugin.git TypeScript
+git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript-Sublime-Plugin.git TypeScript
 ```
 
 And on Windows something like:
 
 ```
 cd "%APPDATA%\Sublime Text 3\Packages"
-git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript-Sublime-Plugin.git TypeScript
+git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript-Sublime-Plugin.git TypeScript
 ```
 
+(`--depth 1` downloads only the current version to reduce the clone size.)  
 Note if you are using the portable version of Sublime Text, the location will be
 different.  (See http://docs.sublimetext.info/en/latest/basic_concepts.html#the-data-directory
 for more info).