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@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ _To execute the following commands, open a CMD, Bash, or Powershell window by na
    you can download the [latest stable release](https://github.com/Significant-Gravitas/Auto-GPT/releases/latest) (`Source code (zip)`, bottom of the page).
 
     ```bash
-    git clone https://github.com/Significant-Gravitas/Auto-GPT.git
+    git clone -b stable https://github.com/Significant-Gravitas/Auto-GPT.git
     ```
 
 3. Navigate to the directory where the repository was downloaded