diff --git a/docs/contributing/the_basics.md b/docs/contributing/the_basics.md
index bc1680eecfd..344bd09fba0 100644
--- a/docs/contributing/the_basics.md
+++ b/docs/contributing/the_basics.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ $ source .venv/bin/activate # activation for linux and mac
 $ .venv\Scripts\activate # activation for windows
 
 (.venv)$ pip install -r test_requirements.txt
-(.venv)$ pip install -e .[d]
+(.venv)$ pip install -e ".[d]"
 (.venv)$ pre-commit install
 ```