diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 76801a8..aff7e7a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install --upgrade -r requirements-test.txt
+          pip install --upgrade --requirement requirements-test.txt
       - name: Run pre-commit on all files
         run: pre-commit run --all-files
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index eb00ca9..dacaaad 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ commands:
 cd skeleton-generic
 pyenv virtualenv <python_version_to_use> skeleton-generic
 pyenv local skeleton-generic
-pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+pip install --requirement requirements-dev.txt
 ```
 
 #### Installing the pre-commit hook ####
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index f122cc5..d84ee68 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
--r requirements-test.txt
+--requirement requirements-test.txt
 ipython