diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 50e7ba6d..54cb9a93 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Once the Hydra service has been configured as above and activate you should alre
 ```
 $ su - hydra
 $ hydra-create-user <USER> --full-name '<NAME>' \
-    --email-address '<EMAIL>' --password <PASSWORD> --role admin
+    --email-address '<EMAIL>' --password-prompt --role admin
 ```
 
 Afterwards you should be able to log by clicking on "_Sign In_" on the top right of the web interface using the credentials specified by `hydra-create-user`. Once you are logged in you can click "_Admin -> Create Project_" to configure your first project.
diff --git a/doc/dev-notes.txt b/doc/dev-notes.txt
index caadb57d..4035c809 100644
--- a/doc/dev-notes.txt
+++ b/doc/dev-notes.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 * Creating a user:
 
   $ hydra-create-user root --email-address 'e.dolstra@tudelft.nl' \
-      --password-hash "$(echo -n foobar | sha1sum | cut -c1-40)"
+      --password-prompt
 
   (Replace "foobar" with the desired password.)
 
diff --git a/doc/manual/src/installation.md b/doc/manual/src/installation.md
index 626d8286..cbf3f907 100644
--- a/doc/manual/src/installation.md
+++ b/doc/manual/src/installation.md
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ This can be done using the command `hydra-create-user`:
 
 ```console
 $ hydra-create-user alice --full-name 'Alice Q. User' \
-    --email-address 'alice@example.org' --password foobar --role admin
+    --email-address 'alice@example.org' --password-prompt --role admin
 ```
 
 Additional users can be created through the web interface.