diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7dcac56..a6ff003 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 .idea
 cache
 
-config.py
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+config.py
+
+before.requirements.txt
+after.requirements.txt
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 24cb857..3ce4f84 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,14 +17,23 @@ This image contains all the different technologies and dependencies for agents t
 To bump the python version: 
 1. Set the `PYTHON_VERSION` environment variable in the [Dockerfile](docker/Dockerfile.bot) to the desired version. This will ensure it is installed in the image.
 2. Update the `python` version range entry in the [pyproject.toml](pyproject.toml). This will ensure compatible dependencies are installed.
+3. Follow the steps below to bump the dependencies and generate a report as they might change based upon the new python version.
 
-### Bumping Python dependencies
+### Bumping Python dependencies and generating a report
 
 The [pyproject.toml](pyproject.toml) file describes required dependencies for the bot image.  
 To bump the dependencies, first set any specifically desired versions (or leave them as "*") in the `pyproject.toml` file.  
 Then run the following command:
 ```
+# Report the previous requirements.txt file
+PREVIOUS_VERSION=v0.0.0  # the previous version arenaclient-bot-base image that we're comparing to
+# Take the requirements output from the console of the following command and save it to before.requirements.txt
+docker run -it aiarena/arenaclient-bot-base:${PREVIOUS_VERSION} bash -c "pip install poetry && poetry export -f requirements.txt --without-hashes"
+
+# This will build the bot image and then run `poetry update` which will update the `poetry.lock` file with the latest versions.
+# After running this, copy the requirements.txt content output from the console and save it to after.requirements.txt
 docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml run --rm poetry-update
-```
-This will build the bot image and then run `poetry update` which will update the `poetry.lock` file with the latest versions.
-It will also generate a report in the output of the command showing the changes made.
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+
+# This will generate a report showing the changes made.
+python ./requirements_diff.py
+```
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diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yml b/docker/docker-compose.yml
index 5695a90..6bc29f4 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ services:
       - ../pyproject.toml:/root/pyproject.toml
       - ../requirements_diff.py:/root/requirements_diff.py
     working_dir: /root/
-    command: bash -c "pip install poetry && poetry export -f requirements.txt --output ./before.requirements.txt --without-hashes && poetry update && poetry export -f requirements.txt --output after.requirements.txt --without-hashes && python ./requirements_diff.py"
+    command: bash -c "pip install poetry && poetry update && poetry export -f requirements.txt --without-hashes"