diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d9fd009..66bd47a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Alternatively, Comp2Comp can be installed with `pip`:
 ```bash
 git clone https://github.com/StanfordMIMI/Comp2Comp/
 cd Comp2Comp
-conda create -n c2c_env python=3.8
+conda create -n c2c_env python=3.9
 conda activate c2c_env
 pip install -e .
 ```