diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index df5d527..29493ed 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Version 0.12.0-please.2
+-----------------------
+    * Install Please run-time dependencies (#5)
+    * Install python-rules plugin dependencies (#7)
+
 Version 0.12.0-please.1
 -----------------------
     * Initial release, based on upstream freebsd-builder v0.12.0
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 723b2ce..64061c4 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v0.12.0-please.1
+v0.12.0-please.2
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 887ffd4..c12eba2 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -8,9 +8,19 @@ guaranteed to be useful for any other purpose.
 
 - Only the FreeBSD 14.3 x86-64 image is built.
 - Additional run-time dependencies for Please and the `pleasew` script are installed from Ports:
-  - bash
-  - curl
-  - git
+  - `bash`
+  - `curl`
+  - `git`
+- Additional dependencies for Please's [python-rules plugin](https://github.com/please-build/python-rules) are
+  installed:
+  - The [`python3xx`](https://ports.freebsd.org/cgi/ports.cgi?query=python31&stype=name&sektion=lang) packages and
+    their corresponding [`py3xx-sqlite3`](https://ports.freebsd.org/cgi/ports.cgi?query=-sqlite3&stype=name&sektion=databases)
+    packages are installed from Ports.
+  - [pip](https://pypi.org/project/pip/) (and its dependencies, [setuptools](https://pypi.org/project/setuptools/) and
+    [wheel](https://pypi.org/project/wheel/), on Python < 3.12) are installed manually as site packages in the above
+    Python installations.
+  - The [`python3`](https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/tree/lang/python3) package is installed from Ports, providing a
+    symlink to Ports' default Python interpreter at `python3` in `PATH`.
 
 ## Release version numbering