diff --git a/docs/contributing/development.md b/docs/contributing/development.md
index 2b325d3a..1a31a415 100644
--- a/docs/contributing/development.md
+++ b/docs/contributing/development.md
@@ -47,6 +47,15 @@ Install _earthaccess_ in editable mode with optional development dependencies:
 pip install --editable .[dev,test,docs]
 ```
 
+??? note "For conda users"
+
+    For your convenience, there is a `environment-dev.yml` file at the root of this
+    repository. You can create a dev environment quickly with:
+
+    ```bash
+    conda env create --file environment-dev.yml
+    ```
+
 ## Managing Dependencies
 
 If you need to add a new dependency, edit `pyproject.toml` and insert the dependency in
diff --git a/environment-dev.yml b/environment-dev.yml
index 68f13db4..a7a5dd01 100644
--- a/environment-dev.yml
+++ b/environment-dev.yml
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ dependencies:
 
   - pip
   - pip:
-      - --editable .[dev,docs]
+      - --editable .[dev,test,docs]