diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ Very often, you can get away with `grep`ing the `requirements.txt` file check de
 
 ```
 cat requirements.txt | grep -v \# \
-| sed -E -e 's|([^= ]+)==([^= ]+)|pypi/pypi/-/\1/\2|' -e 's| ||g' \
+| sed -E -e 's|([^= ]+)==([^= ]+)|pypi/pypi/-/\1/\2|' -e 's| ||g' -e 's|\[.*\]||g' \
 | sort | uniq \
 | java -jar /dash-licenses/org.eclipse.dash.licenses-<version>.jar -
 ```
@@ -520,6 +520,8 @@ Steps:
 3. Sort the results and remove duplicates; and
 4. Invoke the tool.
 
+> **Note:** This is a quick workaround and not intended to be a robust or reliable solution.
+
 Alternatively, use `pipdeptree` to find all of the dependencies in your _virtual environment_, convert them into ClearlyDefined IDs, and pipe the results to the Eclipse Dash License Tool:
 
 ```