diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index f158712da..6959db822 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ GitHub `releases page <https://github.com/iterative/dvc/releases>`_.
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-   snap install --devmode dvc_*.snap
+   snap install dvc_*.snap --dangerous --classic
 
 Package
 -------
diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 9cb2cb89e..1f8a0b39f 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ summary: Data Version Control
 description: Git for Data & Models https://dvc.org
 adopt-info: dvc
 grade: stable
-confinement: devmode
+confinement: classic  # for same reasons as snap `git-ubuntu`
 base: core18
 license: Apache-2.0
 plugs: