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@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ For now you'll need rust installed, see [rustup](https://rustup.rs).
 
 ### Getting started
 
+In case you have fresh installation of `rustup` you might need to do:
+
+```console
+
+rustup install stable
+
+```
+
 ```console
 $ cargo install aiken