diff --git a/GETTING_STARTED.md b/GETTING_STARTED.md
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--- a/GETTING_STARTED.md
+++ b/GETTING_STARTED.md
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@ This is a general guide to setting up an Open Food Network **development environ
 
 The fastest way to make it work locally is to use Docker, you only need to setup git, see the [Docker setup guide](docker/README.md).
 Otherwise, for a local setup you will need:
-* Ruby 2.3.7 and bundler
+* Ruby 2.4.4 and bundler (check current Ruby version in [.ruby-version](https://github.com/openfoodfoundation/openfoodnetwork/blob/master/.ruby-version) file)
 * PostgreSQL database
 * Chrome (for testing)
 
 The following guides will provide OS-specific step-by-step instructions to get these requirements installed:
 - [Ubuntu Setup Guide][ubuntu]
+- [Debian Setup Guide][debian]
 - [OSX Setup Guide][osx]
 
 If you are likely to need to manage multiple version of ruby on your local machine, we recommend version managers such as [rbenv](https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv) or [RVM](https://rvm.io/).
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ For those new to Rails, the following tutorial will help get you up to speed wit
 
 ### Get it
 
-If you're planning on contributing code to the project (which we [LOVE](CONTRIBUTING.md)), it is a good idea to begin by forking this repo using the `Fork` button in the top-right corner of this screen. You should then be able to use `git clone` to copy your fork onto your local machine.
+So you have set up your local environment according to the requirements listed above. If you're planning on contributing code to the project (which we [LOVE](CONTRIBUTING.md)), it is a good idea to begin by forking this repo using the `Fork` button in the top-right corner of this screen. You should then be able to use `git clone` to copy your fork onto your local machine:
 
     git clone https://github.com/YOUR_GITHUB_USERNAME_HERE/openfoodnetwork
 
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ If these commands succeed, you should be able to [continue the setup process](#g
 [developer-wiki]: https://github.com/openfoodfoundation/openfoodnetwork/wiki
 [osx]: https://github.com/openfoodfoundation/openfoodnetwork/wiki/Development-Environment-Setup:-OS-X
 [ubuntu]: https://github.com/openfoodfoundation/openfoodnetwork/wiki/Development-Environment-Setup:-Ubuntu
+[debian]: https://github.com/openfoodfoundation/openfoodnetwork/wiki/Development-Environment-Setup:-Debian
 [wiki]: https://github.com/openfoodfoundation/openfoodnetwork/wiki
 [zeus]: https://github.com/burke/zeus
 [rubocop]: https://rubocop.readthedocs.io/en/latest/