diff --git a/docs/topics/auth/passwords.txt b/docs/topics/auth/passwords.txt
index 41a908d2d3..da2bc57df8 100644
--- a/docs/topics/auth/passwords.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/auth/passwords.txt
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ use of Argon2 rather than the other algorithms supported by Django.
 To use Argon2 as your default storage algorithm, do the following:
 
 1. Install the `argon2-cffi library`_.  This can be done by running ``pip
-   install django[argon2]`` or by downloading the library and installing it
-   with ``python setup.py install``.
+   install django[argon2]``, which is equivalent to ``pip install argon2-cffi``
+   (along with any version requirement from Django's ``setup.py``).
 
 2. Modify :setting:`PASSWORD_HASHERS` to list ``Argon2PasswordHasher`` first.
    That is, in your settings file, you'd put::
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ use it Django supports bcrypt with minimal effort.
 To use Bcrypt as your default storage algorithm, do the following:
 
 1. Install the `bcrypt library`_. This can be done by running ``pip install
-   django[bcrypt]``, or by downloading the library and installing it with
-   ``python setup.py install``.
+   django[bcrypt]``, which is equivalent to  ``pip install bcrypt`` (along with
+   any version requirement from Django's ``setup.py``).
 
 2. Modify :setting:`PASSWORD_HASHERS` to list ``BCryptSHA256PasswordHasher``
    first. That is, in your settings file, you'd put::