diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 53af2467b..373d4ae3b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ $ curl -L -o coursier https://git.io/vgvpD && chmod +x coursier && ./coursier --
 
 Alternatively on OS X, install it via homebrew,
 ```
-$ brew install coursier/formulas/coursier
+$ brew install --HEAD coursier/formulas/coursier
 ```
 
 Run an application distributed via artifacts with
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ It downloads the artifacts required to launch coursier on the first run.
 
 Alternatively on OS X, install it via homebrew, that puts the `coursier` launcher directly in your PATH,
 ```
-$ brew install coursier/formulas/coursier
+$ brew install --HEAD coursier/formulas/coursier
 ```
 
 ```
diff --git a/doc/README.md b/doc/README.md
index e0e327092..bf01a4aee 100644
--- a/doc/README.md
+++ b/doc/README.md
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ $ curl -L -o coursier https://git.io/vgvpD && chmod +x coursier && ./coursier --
 
 Alternatively on OS X, install it via homebrew,
 ```
-$ brew install coursier/formulas/coursier
+$ brew install --HEAD coursier/formulas/coursier
 ```
 
 Run an application distributed via artifacts with
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ It downloads the artifacts required to launch coursier on the first run.
 
 Alternatively on OS X, install it via homebrew, that puts the `coursier` launcher directly in your PATH,
 ```
-$ brew install coursier/formulas/coursier
+$ brew install --HEAD coursier/formulas/coursier
 ```
 
 ```