diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e048296345..57700671a3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ conda create -n openmmlab python=3.8 pytorch=1.10 cudatoolkit=11.3 torchvision -
 conda activate openmmlab
 pip3 install openmim
 mim install mmcv-full
-git clone https://github.com/open-mmlab/mmpose.git
+git clone https://github.com/open-mmlab/mmpose.git -b 0.x
 cd mmpose
 pip3 install -e .
 ```
diff --git a/README_CN.md b/README_CN.md
index 604f5e5b8b..645d4c5421 100644
--- a/README_CN.md
+++ b/README_CN.md
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ conda create -n openmmlab python=3.8 pytorch=1.10 cudatoolkit=11.3 torchvision -
 conda activate openmmlab
 pip3 install openmim
 mim install mmcv-full
-git clone https://github.com/open-mmlab/mmpose.git
+git clone https://github.com/open-mmlab/mmpose.git -b 0.x
 cd mmpose
 pip3 install -e .
 ```
diff --git a/docs/en/install.md b/docs/en/install.md
index 68ae2b04be..604bff19b4 100644
--- a/docs/en/install.md
+++ b/docs/en/install.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ mim install mmcv-full
 Case a: If you develop and run mmpose directly, install it from source:
 
 ```shell
-git clone https://github.com/open-mmlab/mmpose.git
+git clone https://github.com/open-mmlab/mmpose.git -b 0.x
 cd mmpose
 pip install -r requirements.txt
 pip install -v -e .
diff --git a/docs/zh_cn/install.md b/docs/zh_cn/install.md
index ac47fd1aac..ddde2ddd82 100644
--- a/docs/zh_cn/install.md
+++ b/docs/zh_cn/install.md
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ mim install mmcv-full
 这种情况下，从源码按如下方式安装 mmpose：
 
 ```shell
-git clone https://github.com/open-mmlab/mmpose.git
+git clone https://github.com/open-mmlab/mmpose.git -b 0.x
 cd mmpose
 pip install -r requirements.txt
 pip install -v -e .