diff --git a/docs/topics/release-notes.md b/docs/topics/release-notes.md
index 128175ef5e..e3cf25dc0a 100644
--- a/docs/topics/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/topics/release-notes.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ To upgrade Django REST framework to the latest version, use pip:
 
 You can determine your currently installed version using `pip freeze`:
 
-    pip freeze | grep djangorestframework
+    pip show djangorestframework
 
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