diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bfa655ac85..ec314661d8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ guide](https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/articles/guide/installa
 To install `dpctl` from the Intel(R) conda channel, use the following command:
 
 ```bash
-conda install dpctl -c https://software.repos.intel.com/python/conda/
+conda install dpctl -c https://software.repos.intel.com/python/conda/ -c conda-forge
 ```
 
 ## Pip
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ To try out the latest features, install `dpctl` from our
 development channel on Anaconda cloud:
 
 ```bash
-conda install dpctl -c dppy/label/dev
+conda install dpctl -c dppy/label/dev -c conda-forge
 ```
 
 # Building
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ To run the tests, use:
 pytest --pyargs dpctl
 ```
 
-Running full test suite requires working C/C++ compiler. To run the test suite without one, use:
+Running full test suite requires working C/C++ compiler and installed Cython package.
+To run the test suite without these, use:
 
 ```bash
 pytest --pyargs dpctl -k "not test_cython_api and not test_c_headers"
diff --git a/docs/doc_sources/beginners_guides/installation.rst b/docs/doc_sources/beginners_guides/installation.rst
index 1953d42c16..e839bb7ec8 100644
--- a/docs/doc_sources/beginners_guides/installation.rst
+++ b/docs/doc_sources/beginners_guides/installation.rst
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ indicated by ``--channel`` option:
 .. code-block:: bash
     :caption: Getting latest released version of ``dpctl`` using conda
 
-    conda create --name dpctl_env --channel https://software.repos.intel.com/python/conda/ dpctl
+    conda create --name dpctl_env --channel https://software.repos.intel.com/python/conda/ --channel conda-forge dpctl
 
 Development builds of ``dpctl`` can be accessed from the ``dppy/label/dev`` channel:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
     :caption: Getting latest development version
 
-    conda create -n dpctl_nightly -c dppy/label/dev -c https://software.repos.intel.com/python/conda/ dpctl
+    conda create -n dpctl_nightly -c dppy/label/dev -c https://software.repos.intel.com/python/conda/ -c conda-forge dpctl
 
 .. note::
     If :py:mod:`dpctl` is not available for the Python version of interest,