diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 1eed08e..595e6b0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ Change Log
 Unreleased
 **********
 
+* Add make install-local target for easy devstack installation
+
 3.5.0 – 2023-09-04
 **********************************************
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7874fa8..7f8a925 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -110,3 +110,7 @@ install_transifex_client: ## Install the Transifex client
 	git diff -s --exit-code HEAD || { echo "Please commit changes first."; exit 1; }
 	curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/transifex/cli/master/install.sh | bash
 	git checkout -- LICENSE README.md ## overwritten by Transifex installer
+
+install-local: ## installs your local ai-aside into the LMS and Studio python virtualenvs
+	docker exec -t edx.devstack.lms bash -c '. /edx/app/edxapp/venvs/edxapp/bin/activate && cd /edx/app/edxapp/edx-platform && pip uninstall -y ai-aside && pip install -e /edx/src/ai-aside && pip freeze | grep ai-aside'
+	docker exec -t edx.devstack.cms bash -c '. /edx/app/edxapp/venvs/edxapp/bin/activate && cd /edx/app/edxapp/edx-platform && pip uninstall -y ai-aside && pip install -e /edx/src/ai-aside && pip freeze | grep ai-aside'
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 488d74d..c6bcc09 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -28,11 +28,18 @@ One Time Setup
 
 Local testing
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-To test your changes locally, you will need to install the package from your local branch into edx-platform. For example, if using devstack, copy or clone your branch into <devstack-parent>/src/ai-aside. Then, in an lms or cms shell, run::
+To test your changes locally, you will need to install the package from your local branch into edx-platform. For example, if using devstack, copy or clone your branch into <devstack-parent>/src/ai-aside. Bring up the LMS and CMS containers in devstack, and run this make target in the ai-aside directory::
+
+  make install-local
+
+You should see it uninstall any existing ai-aside in and install your local source, for both the CMS and LMS.
+
+The plug-in configuration will automatically be picked up once installed. Changes will be hot reloaded after the next LMS or CMS restart.
+
+If you would like to manually install ai-aside, go to your lms or cms shell and run::
 
   pip install -e /edx/src/ai-aside
 
-The plug-in configuration will automatically be picked up once installed, and changes will be hot reloaded.
 
 Run Migrations
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