diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7621ea2..ea93722 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,8 +39,14 @@ You can add the following Lua code to your `init.lua` to bootstrap **lazy.nvim**
 ```lua
 local lazypath = vim.fn.stdpath("data") .. "/lazy/lazy.nvim"
 if not vim.loop.fs_stat(lazypath) then
-  vim.fn.system({ "git", "clone", "--filter=blob:none", "https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim.git", lazypath })
-  vim.fn.system({ "git", "-C", lazypath, "checkout", "tags/stable" }) -- last stable release
+  vim.fn.system({
+    "git",
+    "clone",
+    "--filter=blob:none",
+    "https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim.git",
+    "--branch=stable", -- latest stable release
+    lazypath,
+  })
 end
 vim.opt.rtp:prepend(lazypath)
 ```
diff --git a/lua/lazy/init.lua b/lua/lazy/init.lua
index cc6d2b3..b08b5b5 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/init.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/init.lua
@@ -68,8 +68,14 @@ end
 function M.bootstrap()
   local lazypath = vim.fn.stdpath("data") .. "/lazy/lazy.nvim"
   if not vim.loop.fs_stat(lazypath) then
-    vim.fn.system({ "git", "clone", "--filter=blob:none", "https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim.git", lazypath })
-    vim.fn.system({ "git", "-C", lazypath, "checkout", "tags/stable" }) -- last stable release
+    vim.fn.system({
+      "git",
+      "clone",
+      "--filter=blob:none",
+      "https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim.git",
+      "--branch=stable", -- latest stable release
+      lazypath,
+    })
   end
   vim.opt.rtp:prepend(lazypath)
 end