diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ To build RustPython locally, first, clone the source code:
 git clone https://github.com/RustPython/RustPython
 ```
 
+RustPython uses symlinks to manage python libraries in `Lib/`. If on windows, running the following helps:
+```bash
+git config core.symlinks true
+```
+
 Then you can change into the RustPython directory and run the demo (Note: `--release` is
 needed to prevent stack overflow on Windows):