diff --git a/docs/source/getting-started.rst b/docs/source/getting-started.rst
index 9e75ac9..f4d0a8e 100644
--- a/docs/source/getting-started.rst
+++ b/docs/source/getting-started.rst
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ To install ``diffpy.cmi``, create a new conda environment or activate an existin
 .. code-block:: bash
 
     conda create -n diffpy.cmi-env
-    conda install -c conda-forge diffpy.cmi
     conda activate diffpy.cmi-env
+    conda install -c conda-forge diffpy.cmi
 
 To confirm that the installation was successful, type
 
diff --git a/news/fix-typo.rst b/news/fix-typo.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c24335
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/fix-typo.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+**Added:**
+
+* no news needed.
+
+**Changed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Deprecated:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Removed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Security:**
+
+* <news item>