diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda-installation.yml b/.github/workflows/conda-installation.yml
index 132af25..d8becbc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda-installation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda-installation.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           auto-update-conda: true
           environment-file: environment.yml
-          activate-environment: test-install
+          activate-environment: working-env
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
       # Create virtual env under each python version
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pip-installation.yml b/.github/workflows/pip-installation.yml
index 47530d9..50c97b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pip-installation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pip-installation.yml
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ jobs:
       # it insures installation instruction provided in README are working
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          python -m venv test-env --clear
-          source test-env/bin/activate
+          python -m venv working-env --clear
+          source working-env/bin/activate
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           python -m pip install -e .
 #      - name: Test with pytest
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 779f271..e0c44ab 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,14 +8,19 @@ The scripts `convert_dicoms_to_niftis.py` and `create_previews.py` enable to con
 
 ## Install
 
-It is advised to install the project in [a virtual environment](https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/venv.html). 
-
+It is advised to install the project in python virtual environment relying either on [venv](https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/venv.html) or preferably  [(mini)conda](https://conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/tasks/manage-environments.html)
+### Installation with pip 
 [Install python with pip](https://www.python.org/downloads/) ; then use `pip install .` to install python dependencies.
 
 Optionally, rename the `.env.example` to `.env` and set the variables (`shanoir_password`, `gpg_recipient`) to your needs.
 
 *See the "Installing DicomAnonymizer" section if you want to use DicomAnonymizer for the dicom anonymization instead of PyDicom.*
 
+### Installation with conda
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> This installation is required if shanoir2bids.py is used 
+
+After installing a (mini)conda distribution type in a terminal  `conda create -f environment.yml` then activate the environment using `conda activate working-env` where `working-env` is the default name of the created environment 
 ## Usage
 
 There are three scripts to download datasets:
diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 2465de7..7a0d5fd 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: test-install
+name: working-env
 channels:
   - conda-forge
   - defaults