diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index d8926f8b7..6ba7bfaaf 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ Build dependencies are managed with [Conda](https://conda.io).
 Install them
 into an isolated environment named `ncov-docs` with:
 
-    mamba env create -f=conda.yml
+    conda env create -f=conda.yml
 
 Enter the environment with:
 
-    mamba activate ncov-docs
+    conda activate ncov-docs
 
 You can now build the documentation with: