diff --git a/HACKING.md b/HACKING.md
index 2382cdd2f5..730bd2045f 100644
--- a/HACKING.md
+++ b/HACKING.md
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ sudo apt install libfontconfig-dev libsecret-1-dev libarchive-tools libnss3 liba
 yarn
 ```
 
+_⚠️Note: If you forked this repository, you may need to pull down the tags from this repository before installing node modules. `git pull --tags upstream master`_
+
 Build Tabby:
 
 ```