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@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ Once the container has rebuilt, VS Code will be running the 4.1 Docker image.
 The following steps will get you building ZMK locally against Zephyr 4.1:
 
 - Run the updated [toolchain installation](/docs/development/local-toolchain/setup) steps, and once completed, remove the previously installed SDK version (optional, existing SDK should still work)
-- Install the latest version of `west` by running `pip3 install --user --update west`.
+- Install the latest version of `west` by running `pip3 install --upgrade west` in a virtual environment, or add the `--user` flag if `west` is installed globally: `pip3 install --user --upgrade west`.
 - Pull the latest ZMK `main` with `git pull` for your ZMK checkout
 - Run `west update` to pull the updated Zephyr version and its dependencies