diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index aae62fbd47c..6d1c0528832 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ git submodule update --init --remote --recursive
 ```bash
 # create the conda environment (assuming in base `cudf` directory)
 # note: RAPIDS currently doesn't support `channel_priority: strict`; use `channel_priority: flexible` instead
-conda env create --name cudf_dev --file conda/environments/cudf_dev_cuda11.0.yml
+conda env create --name cudf_dev --file conda/environments/cudf_dev_cuda11.5.yml
 # activate the environment
 conda activate cudf_dev
 ```