diff --git a/README.Rmd b/README.Rmd
index be6fabe..0fee7e2 100644
--- a/README.Rmd
+++ b/README.Rmd
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@ Support for the development of refsplitr was provided by grants from the [Univer
 
 ## Installation
 
-You can install the development version from [GitHub](https://github.com/) with:
+You can install the development version from [GitHub](https://github.com/) with [`pak`](https://pak.r-lib.org/index.html):
 
 ``` r
-# install.packages("devtools")
-devtools::install_github("ropensci/refsplitr")
+# install.packages("pak")
+# library(pak)
+pak::pkg_download("https://github.com/ropensci/refsplitr")
+
 ```
 
 
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ The Refsplitr package has been described in an article in the [_Journal of Open
 
 ### Citation: Refsplitr Package
 
-Fournier, Auriel M.V., Matthew E. Boone, Forrest R. Stevens, and Emilio M. Bruna (2025). refsplitr: author name disambiguation, author georeferencing, and mapping of coauthorship networks with Web of Science data. R package version 1.2.0. <https://github.com/ropensci/refsplitr>
+Fournier, Auriel M.V., Matthew E. Boone, Forrest R. Stevens, and Emilio M. Bruna (2026). refsplitr: author name disambiguation, author georeferencing, and mapping of coauthorship networks with Web of Science data. R package version 1.2.2. <https://github.com/ropensci/refsplitr>
 
     @Manual{refsplitr2025,
     title = {refsplitr: author name disambiguation, author georeferencing, 
diff --git a/README.html b/README.html
index 5cd20b0..50b2687 100644
--- a/README.html
+++ b/README.html
@@ -385,9 +385,11 @@ <h1>refsplitr
 Informatics Institute</a>.</p>
 <div id="installation" class="section level2">
 <h2>Installation</h2>
-<p>You can install the development version from <a href="https://github.com/">GitHub</a> with:</p>
-<pre class="r"><code># install.packages(&quot;devtools&quot;)
-devtools::install_github(&quot;ropensci/refsplitr&quot;)</code></pre>
+<p>You can install the development version from <a href="https://github.com/">GitHub</a> with <a href="https://pak.r-lib.org/index.html"><code>pak</code></a>:</p>
+<pre class="r"><code># install.packages(&quot;pak&quot;)
+# library(pak)
+pak::pkg_download(&quot;https://github.com/ropensci/refsplitr&quot;)
+</code></pre>
 </div>
 <div id="workflow" class="section level2">
 <h2>Workflow</h2>
@@ -463,9 +465,9 @@ <h2>Citation</h2>
 <div id="citation-refsplitr-package" class="section level3">
 <h3>Citation: Refsplitr Package</h3>
 <p>Fournier, Auriel M.V., Matthew E. Boone, Forrest R. Stevens, and
-Emilio M. Bruna (2025). refsplitr: author name disambiguation, author
+Emilio M. Bruna (2026). refsplitr: author name disambiguation, author
 georeferencing, and mapping of coauthorship networks with Web of Science
-data. R package version 1.2.0. <a href="https://github.com/ropensci/refsplitr" class="uri">https://github.com/ropensci/refsplitr</a></p>
+data. R package version 1.2.2. <a href="https://github.com/ropensci/refsplitr" class="uri">https://github.com/ropensci/refsplitr</a></p>
 <pre><code>@Manual{refsplitr2025,
 title = {refsplitr: author name disambiguation, author georeferencing, 
 and mapping of coauthorship networks with Web of Science data.},
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6c44b83..a5e65cd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,11 +14,13 @@ Support for the development of refsplitr was provided by grants from the [Univer
 
 ## Installation
 
-You can install the development version from [GitHub](https://github.com/) with:
+You can install the development version from [GitHub](https://github.com/) with [`pak`](https://pak.r-lib.org/index.html):
 
 ``` r
-# install.packages("devtools")
-devtools::install_github("ropensci/refsplitr")
+# install.packages("pak")
+# library(pak)
+pak::pkg_download("https://github.com/ropensci/refsplitr")
+
 ```
 
 ## Workflow