diff --git a/docs/setup/leak-canary-plugin.md b/docs/setup/leak-canary-plugin.md
index 7005e4bf0..805ade5dd 100644
--- a/docs/setup/leak-canary-plugin.md
+++ b/docs/setup/leak-canary-plugin.md
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ sidebar_label: LeakCanary
 ---
 
 Ensure that you already have an explicit dependency in your application's
-`build.gradle`, e.g.
+`build.gradle` including the plugin dependency, e.g.
 
 ```groovy
 dependencies {
+  debugImplementation 'com.facebook.flipper:flipper-leakcanary-plugin:0.25.0'
   debugImplementation 'com.squareup.leakcanary:leakcanary-android:1.6.1'
   releaseImplementation 'com.squareup.leakcanary:leakcanary-android-no-op:1.6.1'
 }