diff --git a/book/installation.rst b/book/installation.rst
index d83cf153ea7..088399dcc2c 100644
--- a/book/installation.rst
+++ b/book/installation.rst
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Distribution:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    $ php composer.phar create-project symfony/framework-standard-edition /path/to/webroot/Symfony '2.3.*'
+    $ php composer.phar create-project symfony/framework-standard-edition /path/to/webroot/Symfony "2.3.*"
 
 .. tip::
 
diff --git a/cookbook/workflow/new_project_git.rst b/cookbook/workflow/new_project_git.rst
index 4f355591288..2c458cd391c 100644
--- a/cookbook/workflow/new_project_git.rst
+++ b/cookbook/workflow/new_project_git.rst
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ git repository:
 
    .. code-block:: bash
 
-        $ php composer.phar create-project symfony/framework-standard-edition path/ '~2.5'
+        $ php composer.phar create-project symfony/framework-standard-edition path/ "~2.5"
 
    .. tip::