diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 2e903e2464b7ad07aa086d41b1fc81ed2200966b..bb1f12e58cd6790d50305bcfabb7889afa054c35 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ python. This can be activated with ``source /gpfs/exfel/sw/calsoft/.pyenv/bin/ac
 A quick setup would be:
 
 1. ``source /gpfs/exfel/sw/calsoft/.pyenv/bin/activate``
-2. ``git clone ssh://git@git.xfel.eu:10022/detectors/pycalibration.git && cd pycalibration`` - clone the offline calibration package from EuXFEL GitLab
+2. ``git clone --branch 3.14.4 ssh://git@git.xfel.eu:10022/detectors/pycalibration.git && cd pycalibration`` - clone the offline calibration package from EuXFEL GitLab
 3. ``pyenv shell 3.8.18`` - load required version of python
 4. ``python3 -m venv .venv`` - create the virtual environment
 5. ``source .venv/bin/activate`` - activate the virtual environment
diff --git a/docs/development/installation.md b/docs/development/installation.md
index 158b2fca26f4d24bb83157145c8a675b0b8c74f7..8595f140457d421b358b5dfca4c954af3deef18d 100644
--- a/docs/development/installation.md
+++ b/docs/development/installation.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ to manage different versions of python. This can be activated with
 A quick setup would be:
 
 1.  `source /gpfs/exfel/sw/calsoft/.pyenv/bin/activate`
-2.  `git clone ssh://git@git.xfel.eu:10022/detectors/pycalibration.git && cd pycalibration` -
+2.  `git clone --branch 3.14.4 ssh://git@git.xfel.eu:10022/detectors/pycalibration.git && cd pycalibration` -
     clone the offline calibration package from EuXFEL GitLab
 3.  `pyenv shell 3.8.18` - load required version of python
 4.  `python3 -m venv .venv` - create the virtual environment