diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index b8b75eedc5..69a4af7aa4 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ mamba create -n notebook -c conda-forge python nodejs -y
 mamba activate notebook
 
 # Install package in development mode
-pip install -e ".[dev,test]"
+pip install -e ".[dev,test]" --user
 
 # Link the notebook extension and @jupyter-notebook schemas
 jlpm develop