diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index 088d0842b..3afe3cac6 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -18,3 +18,10 @@ To include integration tests into the reports
 
 The available profiles are listed in the documentation.
 
+To install the archetypes in your local Maven repository run
+
+mvn [clean] install -pl $archetype-module
+
+for example
+
+mvn clean install -pl ccm-cms-archetypes-contenttype