diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
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--- a/CONTRIBUTING.rst
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ install it with::
 
     pip install pytest
 
+Clone this repository::
+
+    git clone https://github.com/mitsuhiko/flask.git
+
+Install Flask as an editable package using the current source::
+
+    pip install --editable . 
+
 Then you can run the testsuite with::
 
     py.test