diff --git a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
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@@ -7,12 +7,22 @@ to manage issues, etc.
 
 ## Table of Contents
 
+* [Building From Source](#building-from-source)
 * [Asking Support Questions](#asking-support-questions)
 * [Reporting Issues](#reporting-issues)
 * [Submitting Patches](#submitting-patches)
   * [Code Contribution Guidelines](#code-contribution-guidelines)
   * [Git Commit Message Guidelines](#git-commit-message-guidelines)
 
+## Building From Source
+
+The only prerequisites are [`go`](https://golang.org/) and make.
+
+To build from source:
+
+    make bootstrap && make
+
+
 ## Asking Support Questions
 
 Users and developers can ask questions over email (info@smallstep.com) or