diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f1568098..c94de2a0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ py-libp2p requires Python 3.6 and the best way to guarantee a clean Python 3.6 e
 ```sh
 virtualenv -p python3.6 venv
 . venv/bin/activate
-pip install -r requirements.txt
+pip3 install -r requirements.txt
 ```
 
 ## Testing