diff --git a/docs/developers/developers.md b/docs/developers/developers.md
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@@ -9,14 +9,19 @@ python3 -m venv venv
 source venv/bin/activate
 ```
 
+and updating Python's `pip` tool:
+
+```bash
+python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
+```
+
 You can then do a local/editable install:
 
+
 ```bash
 python3 -m pip install --editable ".[test]"
 ```
 
-Note this uses `pyproject.toml` to declare dependencies, so you will need pip ≥ 21.3 for this to work.
-
 After installation you should be able to run the test suite:
 
 ```bash