diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ to install the dependencies built for CUDA 12.1.
 If you want to run the benchmarks, you should install additional dependencies.
 
 ```
-pip install the_well[benchmark]
+pip install 'the_well[benchmark]'
 ```
 
 ### Downloading the Data
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 0a994de9..f4a378b9 100755
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ to install the dependencies built for CUDA 12.1.
 If you want to run the benchmarks, you should install additional dependencies.
 
 ```
-pip install the_well[benchmark]
+pip install 'the_well[benchmark]'
 ```
 
 ### Downloading the Data