diff --git a/doc/source/community/contributing.rst b/doc/source/community/contributing.rst
index 5af9712..a17e279 100644
--- a/doc/source/community/contributing.rst
+++ b/doc/source/community/contributing.rst
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ This should install all necessary dependencies.
 Once dependencies are in place, make an in-place build by navigating to the git
 clone of the *GeoPandas* repository and running::
 
-    python setup.py develop
+    python -m pip install -e .
 
 
 5) Making changes and writing tests