diff --git a/docs/getting-started/1200-local-dev.md b/docs/getting-started/1200-local-dev.md
index 1423c3ba..a25f02af 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/1200-local-dev.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started/1200-local-dev.md
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ With Docker running, we are ready to download our example app and run its CI/CD
 Still in your `Command Prompt` terminal:
 
 ```shell
-git clone https://github.com/dagger/dagger
+git clone -c core.symlinks=true https://github.com/dagger/dagger
 cd dagger
 git checkout v0.2.4
 
@@ -240,6 +240,12 @@ cd pkg/universe.dagger.io/examples/todoapp
 dagger do build
 ```
 
+:::tip
+By default, git on Windows does not automatically convert posix symbolic links, which explains the extra option `core.symlinks=true` while cloning the repository.
+
+But you can also enable this once and for all in your git configuration, by running the following command from a Powershell terminal: `git config --global core.symlinks true`.
+:::
+
 With an empty cache, installing all dependencies, then testing & generating a build for this example app completes in just under a minute:
 
 ```shell