diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
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--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ Installation
 
 The easiest way to install the parser is through the `Python Package Index`_;
 you can install the latest release with ``pip install mwparserfromhell``
-(`get pip`_). On Windows, make sure you have the latest version of pip
-installed by running ``pip install --upgrade pip``.
+(`get pip`_). Make sure your pip is up-to-date first, especially on Windows.
 
 Alternatively, get the latest development version::
 
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index bb00bf6..6593881 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ Installation
 
 The easiest way to install the parser is through the `Python Package Index`_;
 you can install the latest release with ``pip install mwparserfromhell``
-(`get pip`_). On Windows, make sure you have the latest version of pip
-installed by running ``pip install --upgrade pip``.
+(`get pip`_). Make sure your pip is up-to-date first, especially on Windows.
 
 Alternatively, get the latest development version::