diff --git a/doc/source/development/contributing_codebase.rst b/doc/source/development/contributing_codebase.rst
index bc85a54e61f22..15931a1a3eb83 100644
--- a/doc/source/development/contributing_codebase.rst
+++ b/doc/source/development/contributing_codebase.rst
@@ -265,7 +265,11 @@ pandas uses `mypy <http://mypy-lang.org>`_ and `pyright <https://github.com/micr
 
 .. code-block:: shell
 
-   pre-commit run --hook-stage manual --all-files
+    # the following might fail if the installed pandas version does not correspond to your local git version
+    pre-commit run --hook-stage manual --all-files
+
+    # if the above fails due to stubtest
+    SKIP=stubtest pre-commit run --hook-stage manual --all-files
 
 in your activated python environment. A recent version of ``numpy`` (>=1.22.0) is required for type validation.
 
diff --git a/scripts/run_stubtest.py b/scripts/run_stubtest.py
index cea9665e649d6..8cf5b81ba398c 100644
--- a/scripts/run_stubtest.py
+++ b/scripts/run_stubtest.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import pandas as pd
 
 # fail early if pandas is not installed
-if "dev" not in getattr(pd, "__version__", ""):
+if not getattr(pd, "__version__", ""):
     # fail on the CI, soft fail during local development
     warnings.warn("You need to install the development version of pandas")
     if pd.compat.is_ci_environment():