diff --git a/docs/howto/env/user-environment.rst b/docs/howto/env/user-environment.rst
index 72ef43a..5ea9fcb 100644
--- a/docs/howto/env/user-environment.rst
+++ b/docs/howto/env/user-environment.rst
@@ -206,4 +206,4 @@ To upgrade the Python version of the user environment, one can:
 
       .. code-block:: bash
 
-         pip install pip_pkgs.txt
+         pip install -r pip_pkgs.txt