diff --git a/Documentation/getting_started/writing_documentation.md b/Documentation/getting_started/writing_documentation.md
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--- a/Documentation/getting_started/writing_documentation.md
+++ b/Documentation/getting_started/writing_documentation.md
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ over reStructuredText so only embedded ReST is supported. Checkout the
 
 ### Install Sphinx
 
-Please follow this official [guide].
+Please follow this official [guide] to install sphinx.
+You will also need python-recommonmark for sphinx to be able to handle
+markdown documenation.
 
 ### Optional