diff --git a/cookbook/workflow/new_project_git.rst b/cookbook/workflow/new_project_git.rst
index 574c7d5915e..580b3807cc7 100644
--- a/cookbook/workflow/new_project_git.rst
+++ b/cookbook/workflow/new_project_git.rst
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ 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 bd6297b1c38..08bc43c77b8 100644
--- a/quick_tour/the_big_picture.rst
+++ b/quick_tour/the_big_picture.rst
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ directory:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    $ composer create-project symfony/framework-standard-edition myproject/ ~2.5
+    $ composer create-project symfony/framework-standard-edition myproject/ '~2.5'
 
 .. note::