diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index e340a119..35d422f3 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ The tower can be installed and tested using cargo:
 ```
 git clone https://github.com/talaia-labs/rust-teos.git
 cd rust-teos
-cargo install --path teos
+cargo install --locked --path teos
 ```
 
 You can run tests with:
diff --git a/watchtower-plugin/README.md b/watchtower-plugin/README.md
index 82f8d3f3..f0738d9a 100644
--- a/watchtower-plugin/README.md
+++ b/watchtower-plugin/README.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ The plugin also has an implicit method to send appointments to the registered to
 The first step to add the plugin to CLN is installing it. To do so you need to run (from the `rust-teos` folder):
 
 ```
-cargo install --path watchtower-plugin
+cargo install --locked --path watchtower-plugin
 ```
 
 That will generate a binary called `watchtower-client`. That's the binary we need to link to CLN.