diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a7de431..8b2bb41 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ help:
 	@echo "  pre_commit/run           Function that will be called when the pre-commit hook runs"
 	@echo "  sa                       Run shellcheck static analysis tool"
 	@echo "  lint                     Run editorconfig linter tool"
+	@echo "  deps                     Install required test dependencies"
 
 SRC_SCRIPTS_DIR=src
 PRE_COMMIT_SCRIPTS_FILE=./bin/pre-commit
@@ -71,3 +72,6 @@ ifndef LINTER_CHECKER
 else
 	@ec -config .editorconfig && printf "\e[1m\e[32m%s\e[0m\n" "editorconfig-check: OK!"
 endif
+
+deps:
+	bash install-dependencies.sh
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b322b83..4dcd10d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -67,3 +67,27 @@ Downloading 'create-pr' to 'lib'...
 Downloading 'dumper.sh' to 'src/dev'...
 > dumper.sh installed successfully in 'src/dev'
 ```
+
+### Development
+
+Install required dependencies to run the tests:
+
+```bash
+make deps
+```
+
+Then run the test suite and linters:
+
+```bash
+make test
+make sa
+make lint
+```
+
+To enable automatic checks before each commit install the pre-commit hook:
+
+```bash
+make pre_commit/install
+```
+
+For more details see [CONTRIBUTING](.github/CONTRIBUTING.md).
diff --git a/install-dependencies.sh b/install-dependencies.sh
index 3a05885..ef74a21 100755
--- a/install-dependencies.sh
+++ b/install-dependencies.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
 
-curl -s https://bashunit.typeddevs.com/install.sh | bash
+echo "Installing test dependencies via bashunit installer..."
+curl -fsSL https://bashunit.typeddevs.com/install.sh | bash