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 Clone the [_milagro-crypto_ repository](https://github.com/miracl/milagro-crypto) and checkout tag `1.0.0`.
 ```
 > git clone https://github.com/miracl/milagro-crypto.git
+> cd milagro-crypto
 > git checkout tags/1.0.0
 ``` 
 Follow the instructions for your platform from the milagro-crypto [README file](https://github.com/miracl/milagro-crypto/blob/master/README.md#build-instructions).