diff --git a/docs/source/development/development-dependencies.rst b/docs/source/development/development-dependencies.rst
index 3ca51c5..5ac19e1 100644
--- a/docs/source/development/development-dependencies.rst
+++ b/docs/source/development/development-dependencies.rst
@@ -9,3 +9,10 @@
 .. code:: bash
 
    LOCAL_OMCI_SIM=<path-to-omci-sim-library> make docker-build
+
+If you want to test local changes in the ``voltha-protos`` you can
+rebuild the BBSim container using a local version of the protos with this command:
+
+.. code:: bash
+
+   LOCAL_PROTOS=<path-to-voltha-protos> make docker-build