diff --git a/cookbook/workflow/new_project_git.rst b/cookbook/workflow/new_project_git.rst
index c40cba6d53f..7551e87622d 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/ '~2.3'
+        $ php composer.phar create-project symfony/framework-standard-edition path/ "~2.3"
 
    Composer will now download the Standard Distribution along with all of the
    required vendor libraries. For more information about downloading Symfony using
diff --git a/quick_tour/the_big_picture.rst b/quick_tour/the_big_picture.rst
index 7d4fd3f4406..7d6728775fa 100644
--- a/quick_tour/the_big_picture.rst
+++ b/quick_tour/the_big_picture.rst
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ directory:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    $ composer create-project symfony/framework-standard-edition myproject/ '~2.3'
+    $ composer create-project symfony/framework-standard-edition myproject/ "~2.3"
 
 .. note::