diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index 4ec6cec1..39ac214d 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ Set up the VM like this:
 
 - Install [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/)
 - `brew install create-dmg libiodbc`
-- Install the latest Python 3.12 from https://www.python.org/downloads/
+- Install the latest Python 3.11 from https://www.python.org/downloads/
 - Install ARM64 version of Go from https://go.dev/dl/
 - Install "Postgres.app with PostgreSQL 16 (Universal)" from https://postgresapp.com/downloads.html
 
@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ Install and build dependencies:
 ```sh
 cd desktop
 python3 -m pip install poetry
-/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/bin/poetry install
-/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/bin/poetry run python ./scripts/get-tor.py macos
+/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/bin/poetry install
+/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/bin/poetry run python ./scripts/get-tor.py macos
 ./scripts/build-pt-obfs4proxy.sh
 ./scripts/build-pt-snowflake.sh
 ./scripts/build-pt-meek.sh