diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 462814fb0..57394f6d0 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -240,10 +240,10 @@ with 12 vCPUs, 85 GB of RAM, a 100 GB boot disk, the databases on an additional
     git clone https://github.com/deepmind/alphafold.git
     ```
 
-1.  Build the Docker image:
+1.  Build the podman image:
 
     ```bash
-    docker build -f docker/Dockerfile -t alphafold .
+    podman build --format docker -f docker/Dockerfile -t alphafold .
     ```
 
     If you encounter the following error: