diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
index d5e3a3f7..6b96fbca 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.rst
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ First time setup
 
       .. code-block:: text
 
-         > py -3 -m venv env
-         > env\Scripts\activate
+         > python -3 -m venv env
+         > source env\Scripts\activate
 
 -   Upgrade pip and setuptools.