diff --git a/docs/html/reference/pip_install.rst b/docs/html/reference/pip_install.rst
index 717557303..08149a767 100644
--- a/docs/html/reference/pip_install.rst
+++ b/docs/html/reference/pip_install.rst
@@ -406,9 +406,9 @@ pip currently supports cloning over ``git``, ``git+http``, ``git+https``,
.. warning::
- Note that the ``git``, ``git+git``,and ``git+http`` are not recommended.
- (The former two use `the Git Protocol`_, which lacks authentication, and HTTP is
- insecure due to lack of TLS based encryption)
+ Note that the use of ``git``, ``git+git``, and ``git+http`` is discouraged.
+ The former two use `the Git Protocol`_, which lacks authentication, and HTTP is
+ insecure due to lack of TLS based encryption.
Here are the supported forms::