diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c9a35368e..d7827a61b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -221,13 +221,13 @@ Please make sure you have at least conda version 24.1 installed, then create
 a new environment containing Legate Core:
 
 ```
-mamba create -n myenv -c nvidia -c conda-forge -c legate legate-core
+conda create -n myenv -c nvidia -c conda-forge -c legate legate-core
 ```
 
 or install it into an existing environment:
 
 ```
-mamba install -c nvidia -c conda-forge -c legate legate-core
+conda install -c nvidia -c conda-forge -c legate legate-core
 ```
 
 Only linux-64 packages are available at the moment.
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ installing on a machine without GPUs. You can force installation of a CPU-only
 package by requesting it as follows:
 
 ```
-mamba ... legate-core=*=*_cpu
+conda ... legate-core=*=*_cpu
 ```
 
 See [BUILD.md](BUILD.md) for instructions on building Legate Core from source.