diff --git a/examples/cms-strapi/README.md b/examples/cms-strapi/README.md
index aa9e755f9d1f..6ef231d35274 100644
--- a/examples/cms-strapi/README.md
+++ b/examples/cms-strapi/README.md
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ yarn create next-app --example cms-strapi cms-strapi-app
 Use the provided [Strapi template Next example](https://github.com/strapi/strapi-template-next-example) to run a pre-configured Strapi project locally. See the [Strapi template docs](https://strapi.io/documentation/developer-docs/latest/setup-deployment-guides/installation/templates.html#templates) for more information
 
 ```bash
-npx create-strapi-app my-project --template next-example --quickstart
-# or: yarn create strapi-app my-project --template next-example --quickstart
+npx create-strapi-app@3 my-project --template next-example --quickstart
+# or: yarn create strapi-app@3 my-project --template next-example --quickstart
 npm run develop # or: yarn develop
 ```