diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index e183ace..14512db 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -23,15 +23,15 @@ https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/
 You can use `uv` to create a virtual environment (if it doesn’t already exist) and install all project dependencies:
 
 ```bash
-uv venv
-uv sync && source .venv/bin/activate
+uv venv && source .venv/bin/activate
+uv sync
 ```
 
 #### Using a specific Python version
 
 ```bash
-uv venv --python 3.12
-uv sync && source .venv/bin/activate
+uv venv --python 3.12 && source .venv/bin/activate
+uv sync
 ```
 
 #### Adding a new dependency
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9f429a5..c189314 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ Prerequisites:
 ```bash
 git clone <repository_url>
 cd evolve
-uv sync && source .venv/bin/activate
+uv venv --python=3.12 && source .venv/bin/activate
+uv sync
 ```
 
 ### Configuration