diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index 9b7360f0e..9da2e3c73 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ Installing prerequisites on Ubuntu or Debian:
 
 ```
 sudo apt-get install build-essential python3-dev libffi-dev \
-                     python-pip python-setuptools sqlite3 \
-                     libssl-dev python-virtualenv libjpeg-dev libxslt1-dev
+                     python3-pip python3-setuptools sqlite3 \
+                     libssl-dev python3-virtualenv libjpeg-dev libxslt1-dev
 ```
 
 #### ArchLinux
diff --git a/changelog.d/6443.doc b/changelog.d/6443.doc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..67c59f92e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/6443.doc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Switch Ubuntu package install recommendation to use python3 packages in INSTALL.md.
\ No newline at end of file