diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d91ed86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+venv
+__pycache__
+generated
+.ipynb_checkpoints
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 04db938..5df79d6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ The lockdrop simulation validates the Zenith Network's token distribution mechan
 
     ```bash
     # For example:
-    mkdir /home/$USER/stage1-lockdrop-simulation
+    mkdir -p /home/$USER/stage1-lockdrop-simulation
     ```
 
     Make sure you are in ansible directory:
@@ -167,12 +167,17 @@ Execute the Jupyter notebook to perform lockdrop allocation calculations and gen
 
 1. **Create Virtual Environment and Install Dependencies**
 
-    Navigate to the lockdrop-simulation directory:
+    Clone lockdrop simulation directory:
 
     ```bash
-    cd <path/to/zenith-stack>/lockdrop-simulation
+    git clone git@git.vdb.to:LaconicNetwork/lockdrop-simulation.git
+
+    # Navigate to lockdrop-simulation directory
+    cd lockdrop-simulation
     ```
 
+    Checkout to the latest [release](https://git.vdb.to/LaconicNetwork/lockdrop-simulation/releases)
+
     Create and activate a Python virtual environment:
 
     ```bash
@@ -186,6 +191,12 @@ Execute the Jupyter notebook to perform lockdrop allocation calculations and gen
     pip install -r requirements.txt
     ```
 
+    Configure path to the `generated` directory that was generated in `zenith-stack` repo in above steps:
+
+    ```bash
+    export GENERATED_DIR="<path/to/zenith-stack>/generated"
+    ```
+
 2. **Execute the Notebook**
 
     Run the notebook to generate allocation calculations:
@@ -201,7 +212,7 @@ Execute the Jupyter notebook to perform lockdrop allocation calculations and gen
 
 3. **View Notebook Results (Optional)**
 
-    To view the analysis on generated data, open the notebook in your browser:
+    To view the analysis on generated data, open the notebook in your browser at <http://localhost:8888/notebooks/lockdrop-calculations-simulated.ipynb>:
 
     ```bash
     jupyter notebook lockdrop-calculations-simulated.ipynb
@@ -222,12 +233,6 @@ Run comprehensive tests to validate that the zenithd node's TGE allocations and
     export RPC_API_ENDPOINT="http://localhost:26657"
     ```
 
-    Add path to the `generated` directory that was generated in `zenith-stack` repo in above steps:
-
-    ```bash
-    export GENERATED_DIR="<path/to/zenith-stack>/generated"
-    ```
-
 2. **Run All Tests**
 
     Navigate to the lockdrop-simulation directory (if not already there):