diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9785007..c3a074f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ The goal of this project is to create a Matrix client in Rust using the matrix-s
 
 To get started, you need to have Rust and Cargo installed on your system. You can download them from the official Rust website: https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install
 
+Also you have to install the development library of SQLite. On Debian-like systems this can be done with:
+```
+sudo apt install libsqlite3-dev
+```
+
 ## Current Features
 
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