diff --git a/doc/quickstart/install.rst b/doc/quickstart/install.rst
index 28518c78f5..7ef5015fe3 100644
--- a/doc/quickstart/install.rst
+++ b/doc/quickstart/install.rst
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ and install ESMValCore into it with a single command:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    conda create --name esmvalcore -c conda-forge esmvalcore 'python=3.12'
+    conda create --name esmvalcore -c conda-forge esmvalcore
 
 Don't forget to activate the newly created environment after the installation: