diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6839737c9..dc703f004 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,17 @@ create a new lesson:
 8.  Push your changes to GitHub for viewing.
 9.  Tell us where your lesson is so that we can use it and help you improve it.
 
+### Dependencies
+
+1. [Install Pandoc]http://www.johnmacfarlane.net/pandoc/installing.html)
+
+2. Install pandocfilters, a python module that helps with writing
+   filters for pandoc:
+
+    ~~~
+    pip install pandocfilters
+    ~~~
+
 ## Why Use a Template?
 
 We organize our lessons in a standard way so that:
diff --git a/pages/Makefile b/pages/Makefile
index ce3694724..a2f884b6c 100644
--- a/pages/Makefile
+++ b/pages/Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ $(DST_DIR)/%.html : $(SRC_DIR)/%.md
 	pandoc -s -t html \
 	--title-prefix='Software Carpentry' \
 	--template=../_layouts/page \
+	--filter=../tools/blockquote2div.py \
 	$(INCLUDES) \
 	-o $@ $<