diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 410706d965..64c8b7a28a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ Once your dependencies are installed the rest is easy:
     git clone https://github.com/urbit/urbit
     cd urbit
     make
-    curl -o urbit.pill http://bootstrap.urbit.org/latest.pill
+    curl -o urbit.pill https://bootstrap.urbit.org/latest.pill
 
 After running `make`, your Urbit executable lives at `bin/urbit`.  The `.pill` file is a compiled binary of Arvo that Urbit uses to bootstrap itself.