diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Create a virtualenv with scikit-build-core and pybind11 preinstalled:
 
 Now compile pyosmium with:
 
-    /tmp/dev-venv/bin/pip --no-build-isolation --config-settings=editable.rebuild=true -Cbuild-dir=/tmp/build -ve.
+    /tmp/dev-venv/bin/pip install --no-build-isolation --config-settings=editable.rebuild=true -Cbuild-dir=/tmp/build -ve.
 
 
 ## Examples