diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1e1d58364b90..dfab88c22819 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ endif
 
 .PHONY: dev build test clean
 
+download-bins:
+	yarn download:bins
+
 dev: app-deps dashboard-deps
 	yarn dev
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 014c5275c00c..cbf66a602d5d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Download a pre-built package from the [releases](https://github.com/lensapp/lens
 
 > Prerequisities: Nodejs v12, make, yarn
 
+* `make download-bins` - downloads bundled binaries to dev environment
 * `make dev` - builds and starts the app
 * `make test` - run tests