diff --git a/book/installation.rst b/book/installation.rst
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--- a/book/installation.rst
+++ b/book/installation.rst
@@ -98,6 +98,17 @@ number as the second argument of the ``new`` command:
     # Windows
     c:\projects\> php symfony.phar new my_project_name 2.3.23
 
+If you want your project to be based on the latest Symfony LTS version, pass
+``lts`` as the second argument of the ``new`` command:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    # Linux, Mac OS X
+    $ symfony new my_project_name lts
+
+    # Windows
+    c:\projects\> php symfony.phar new my_project_name lts
+
 Read the :doc:`Symfony Release process </contributing/community/releases>`
 to better understand why there are several Symfony versions and which one
 to use for your projects.