diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index af9a5ef43..9c6f507db 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Installing prerequisites on Ubuntu or Debian:
 ```
 sudo apt-get install build-essential python3-dev libffi-dev \
                      python3-pip python3-setuptools sqlite3 \
-                     libssl-dev python3-virtualenv libjpeg-dev libxslt1-dev
+                     libssl-dev virtualenv libjpeg-dev libxslt1-dev
 ```
 
 #### ArchLinux
diff --git a/changelog.d/6892.doc b/changelog.d/6892.doc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d04cf0bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/6892.doc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Update Debian installation instructions to recommend installing the `virtualenv` package instead of `python3-virtualenv`.
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