diff --git a/docs/development/contributing_guide.md b/docs/development/contributing_guide.md
index 580a4f7f98549c00471dbe0b854715784f4e3472..3bf08a72bb219d828efa4234170522754aea9339 100644
--- a/docs/development/contributing_guide.md
+++ b/docs/development/contributing_guide.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ setup a *virtualenv*, as follows:
 cd path/where/you/have/cloned/the/repository
 python3 -m venv ./env
 source ./env/bin/activate
-pip install -e ".[all,lint,mypy,test]"
+pip install -e ".[all,dev]"
 pip install tox
 ```