diff --git a/doc/quickstart.md b/doc/quickstart.md
index 3bddc08c54..f3cbf70a4f 100644
--- a/doc/quickstart.md
+++ b/doc/quickstart.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ See [Setup](./setup.md) for other ways and more details on setting up Lean.
     ```sh
     $ curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/leanprover/elan/master/elan-init.sh -sSf | sh -s -- --default-toolchain leanprover/lean4:nightly
     ```
+    Alternatively, on Windows, download [the latest release](https://github.com/leanprover/elan/releases/latest/download/elan-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip) and run the contained `elan-init.exe`.  
     See the `elan` link above for other installation options and details.
 1. Install [VS Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/).
 1. Open VS Code and install the `lean4` extension.