diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
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@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ poetry install -E all
 
 This will install all requirements for running the package, examples, linting, formatting, tests, and coverage. Note the `-E all` flag will install all optional dependencies necessary for integration testing.
 
+❗Note: If you're running Poetry 1.4.1 and receive a `WheelFileValidationError` for `debugpy` during installation, you can try either downgrading to Poetry 1.4.0 or disabling "modern installation" (`poetry config installer.modern-installation false`) and re-install requirements. See [this `debugpy` issue](https://github.com/microsoft/debugpy/issues/1246) for more details.
+
 Now, you should be able to run the common tasks in the following section.
 
 ## ✅Common Tasks