diff --git a/docs/install_linux_mac.rst b/docs/install_linux_mac.rst
index 4bb6ed72c..21a55619e 100644
--- a/docs/install_linux_mac.rst
+++ b/docs/install_linux_mac.rst
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ Then run the following command:
 
 .. code-block:: none
 
-    CONFIGURE_OPTS=--enable-optimizations pyenv install 3.8.5 -v
+    CONFIGURE_OPTS=--enable-optimizations pyenv install 3.8.6 -v
 
 This may take a long time to complete, depending on your hardware. For some machines (such as
 Raspberry Pis and micro-tier VPSes), it may take over an hour; in this case, you may wish to remove
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ After that is finished, run:
 
 .. code-block:: none
 
-    pyenv global 3.8.5
+    pyenv global 3.8.6
 
 Pyenv is now installed and your system should be configured to run Python 3.8.