diff --git a/source/guide/index.md b/source/guide/index.md
index 5ccf42b0..f1ff19d4 100644
--- a/source/guide/index.md
+++ b/source/guide/index.md
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ If you want to embed Quasar into your existing website project, integrating it i
 # make sure you have vue-cli globally installed
 # Node.js >= 8.9.0 is required.
 
-$ yarn global add vue-cli
+$ yarn global add @vue-cli
 # or:
-$ npm install -g vue-cli
+$ npm install -g @vue-cli
 
 # then...
 $ vue init quasarframework/quasar-starter-kit-umd <folder_name>
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@ If you want to be able to build:
 * ability to write SFC (Single File Component - for Vue)
 ...then go for the **Starter Kit** way:
 
-First, we install Quasar CLI. Make sure you have Node >=8 and NPM >=5 installed on your machine.
+First, we install Quasar CLI. Make sure you have Node >=8 and NPM >=5 installed on your machine. We'll also be installing Vue CLI, as Quasar CLI uses it under the hood for initializing projects. 
 
 ```bash
 # make sure you have vue-cli globally installed
-$ yarn global add vue-cli
+$ yarn global add @vue-cli
 # or:
-$ npm install -g vue-cli
+$ npm install -g @vue-cli
 
 # Node.js >= 8.9.0 is required.
 $ yarn global add quasar-cli
@@ -86,13 +86,15 @@ Note that you don't need separate starter kits if you want to build any of the o
 Now head on to read about [Main Starter Kit](/guide/app-installation.html) and also familiarize yourself with the [Quasar CLI](/guide/quasar-cli.html).
 
 ## Vue CLI 3 plugin
-Make sure you have vue-cli 3.x.x:
+Make sure you have vue-cli 3.x.x installed:
 
 ```
 vue --version
 ```
 
-If you don't have a project created with vue-cli 3.x yet:
+If you get a version below 3.0, [please follow the directions for installing version 3](https://cli.vuejs.org/guide/installation.html).
+
+Now that you have Vue CLI 3.0, create a new project:
 
 ```
 vue create my-app