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@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ Note that we will be updating the `autobadger` CLI throughout the semester to ha
 
 To update the version, you can the following (again, inside your `venv`):
 ```bash
-pip install -r requirements.txt --force-reinstall
+pip install -r requirements.txt
 ```
 
 ## Submission