diff --git a/docs/docs/contributing/local-backend.mdx b/docs/docs/contributing/local-backend.mdx
index c832c1c47..36d4586fe 100644
--- a/docs/docs/contributing/local-backend.mdx
+++ b/docs/docs/contributing/local-backend.mdx
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ pip install -r requirements/testing.txt
 pip install -e .
 
 # Initialize the database
+# Note: For generating a SECRET_KEY if you haven't done already, you can use the command:
+# echo "SECRET_KEY='$(openssl rand -base64 42)'" | tee -a superset_config.py
 superset db upgrade
 
 # Create an admin user in your metadata database (use `admin` as username to be able to load the examples)