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 ### Install on Windows
 
-[perl is an external dependency of crate openssl-sys](https://github.com/sfackler/rust-openssl/blob/b027f1603189919d5f63c6aff483243aaa188568/openssl/src/lib.rs#L11-L15). If installing with cargo, you will need to have it installed. Installing with `npm` is another option if you don't want to install perl.
+[perl is an external dependency of crate openssl-sys](https://github.com/sfackler/rust-openssl/blob/b027f1603189919d5f63c6aff483243aaa188568/openssl/src/lib.rs#L11-L15). If installing wrangler with cargo, you will need to have perl installed. We've tested with [Strawberry Perl](https://www.perl.org/get.html). If you instead install perl via scoop, you may need to also run `scoop install openssl` in order to get the necessary openssl dlls. Installing wrangler with `npm` instead of cargo is another option if you don't want to install perl.
 
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