diff --git a/docs/install_windows.rst b/docs/install_windows.rst
index f4f9e40e4..eaf010aea 100644
--- a/docs/install_windows.rst
+++ b/docs/install_windows.rst
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Then run each of the following commands:
 .. code-block:: none
 
     Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force
+    [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072
     iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))
     choco upgrade git --params "/GitOnlyOnPath /WindowsTerminal" -y
     choco upgrade visualstudio2019-workload-vctools -y