diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ $ cd sherlock
 # install python3 and python3-pip if they are not installed
 
 # install the requirements
-$ pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+$ python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
 ```
 
 ## Usage