diff --git a/docs/docs/development/documentation.md b/docs/docs/development/documentation.md
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@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ If you are working with the documentation from within VS Code+Docker please be a
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-You will need `Node.js` and `npm` installed to update the documentation. If you're using the ZMK dev container (Docker) the necessary dependencies are already installed.
+You will need `Node.js` and `npm` installed to update the documentation. If you're using the ZMK dev container (Docker) the necessary dependencies are already installed. Otherwise, you must install these dependencies yourself. Since `Node.js` packages in Linux distributions tend to be outdated, it's recommended to install the current version from a repository like [NodeSource](https://github.com/nodesource/distributions) to avoid build errors.
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 ## Testing Documentation Updates Locally