diff --git a/docs/install/cli.md b/docs/install/cli.md
index eea72407..eb85ef57 100644
--- a/docs/install/cli.md
+++ b/docs/install/cli.md
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ InvenioRDM is set up with a command line management tool, `invenio-cli`, which i
     pip install invenio-cli
     ```
 
+    !!! warning "Create a virtual environment"
+        When installing on Debian 12 with Python 3.11, one has to create the virtual environment first with the `venv` module. For example: ```python -m venv venv --prompt invenioDRM.```
+
 === "uv"
 
     ```shell