diff --git a/docs/gettingstarted/developers/running_vpp.rst b/docs/gettingstarted/developers/running_vpp.rst
index 4c717af..f0d56fb 100644
--- a/docs/gettingstarted/developers/running_vpp.rst
+++ b/docs/gettingstarted/developers/running_vpp.rst
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@
    # make run-release
    #
 
+Running the debug image:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+   # make run
+   #
+
 With GDB
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