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 ## Running tests
 
+Ensure your dependencies are installed as described [here](https://github.com/neondatabase/neon#dependency-installation-notes).
+
 ```sh
 git clone --recursive https://github.com/neondatabase/neon.git
 make # builds also postgres and installs it to ./tmp_install