diff --git a/docs/dev_quickstart.rst b/docs/dev_quickstart.rst
index 9f621a20..54a625aa 100644
--- a/docs/dev_quickstart.rst
+++ b/docs/dev_quickstart.rst
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ The values in ``env-dev`` are suitable for development with the ``reev-docker-co
 
     $ ln -sr backend/env-dev backend/.env
 
+-------------------
+Database Migrations
+-------------------
+
+Next, you will need to run the database migrations.
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    $ make -C backend alembic-upgrade
+
 -------------------
 Running the Servers
 -------------------