diff --git a/updates.txt b/updates.txt
index 5b8460f0..d73fd991 100644
--- a/updates.txt
+++ b/updates.txt
@@ -13,5 +13,7 @@ find $dir -maxdepth 1 -type f
 
 install abiword (lightweight word processor)
 install gnumeric (lightweight spreadsheets)
+install vrms (because we all need a tiny richard stallman complaining about which packages on our computer actually aren't libre)
 
 doas pacman -S abiword gnumeric
+paru vrms