diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a6817094..e2fbf325 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VIRTUALENV = virtualenv --python=python3
+VIRTUALENV = python3 -m venv
 SPHINX_BUILDDIR = docs/_build
 VENV := $(shell realpath $${VIRTUAL_ENV-.venv})
 PYTHON = $(VENV)/bin/python3
diff --git a/docs/contributing.rst b/docs/contributing.rst
index 8e0d69aa..7b4f8a55 100644
--- a/docs/contributing.rst
+++ b/docs/contributing.rst
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ If System :ref:`installation-requirements` are fulfilled, you can just issue::
 
     make serve
 
-It will setup a `virtualenv <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv>`_,
+It will setup a `Virtual environment <https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/venv.html>`_,
 install dependencies, and run the test server.
 
 The hard way
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ The documentation is using `sphinx <http://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/stable/>`_ and
 its source is located inside the `docs folder
 <https://github.com/spiral-project/ihatemoney/tree/master/docs>`_.
 
-Install doc dependencies (within the virtualenv, if any)::
+Install doc dependencies (within the virtual environment, if any)::
 
   pip install -r docs/requirements.txt
 
diff --git a/docs/installation.rst b/docs/installation.rst
index 4d37af82..b33fb55d 100644
--- a/docs/installation.rst
+++ b/docs/installation.rst
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ Requirements
 
 * **Python**: either 3.6, 3.7 or 3.8 will work.
 * **A Backend**: to choose among MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite or Memory.
-* **Virtualenv** (recommended): `virtualenv` package under Debian/Ubuntu.
+* **Virtual environment** (recommended): `python3-venv` package under Debian/Ubuntu.
 
-We recommend to use `virtualenv <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv>`_ but
+We recommend to use `virtual environment <https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/venv.html>`_ but
 it will work without if you prefer.
 
 If wondering about the backend, SQLite is the simplest and will work fine for
@@ -33,16 +33,16 @@ most small to medium setups.
 
 .. _virtualenv-preparation:
 
-Prepare virtualenv (recommended)
-================================
+Prepare virtual environment (recommended)
+=========================================
 
 Choose an installation path, here `/home/john/ihatemoney`.
 
-Create a virtualenv::
+Create a virtual environment::
 
-    virtualenv  -p /usr/bin/python3 /home/john/ihatemoney
+    python3 -m venv /home/john/ihatemoney
 
-Activate the virtualenv::
+Activate the virtual environment::
 
     source /home/john/ihatemoney/bin/activate
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Configure database with MySQL/MariaDB (optional)
 
     apt install python3-dev libssl-dev
 
-2. Install PyMySQL (within your virtualenv)::
+2. Install PyMySQL (within your virtual environment)::
 
     pip install 'PyMySQL>=0.9,<0.10'
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Configure database with PostgreSQL (optional)
 
 .. note:: Only required if you use Postgresql.
 
-1. Install python driver for PostgreSQL (from within your virtualenv)::
+1. Install python driver for PostgreSQL (from within your virtual environment)::
 
     pip install psycopg2
 
diff --git a/docs/upgrade.rst b/docs/upgrade.rst
index 560c2a97..0db0428b 100644
--- a/docs/upgrade.rst
+++ b/docs/upgrade.rst
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ General procedure
 
 *(sufficient for minor/patch upgrades)*
 
-1. From the virtualenv (if any)::
+1. From the virtual environment (if any)::
 
     pip install -U ihatemoney
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Switch to a supported version of Python
 If you were running IHateMoney using Python < 3.6, you must, **before** upgrading:
 
 1. Ensure to have a Python ≥ 3.6 available on your system
-2. Rebuild your virtualenv (if any). It will *not* alter your database nor configuration. For example, if your virtualenv is in `/home/john/ihatemoney/`::
+2. Rebuild your virtual environment (if any). It will *not* alter your database nor configuration. For example, if your virtual environment is in `/home/john/ihatemoney/`::
 
      rm -rf /home/john/ihatemoney
      pyhton3 -m venv /home/john/ihatemoney
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ development only.
 1. Delete the cloned folder
 
 
-.. note:: If you are using a virtualenv, then the following commands should be run inside it (see
+.. note:: If you are using a virtual environment, then the following commands should be run inside it (see
           :ref:`virtualenv-preparation`).