diff --git a/docs/quickstart.rst b/docs/quickstart.rst
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@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ Install Pelican (and optionally Markdown if you intend to use it) on Python
 terminal, prefixing with ``sudo`` if permissions warrant::
 
     pip install pelican markdown
+    
+Save a list of packages::
+
+    pip freeze > requirements.txt
 
 Create a project
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