diff --git a/docs/guides/projects.md b/docs/guides/projects.md
index 9c78dee3f2..6101d9eaed 100644
--- a/docs/guides/projects.md
+++ b/docs/guides/projects.md
@@ -43,9 +43,11 @@ To create a project from the command line, follow these steps:
 1. Once you have activated your environment, run the following command and SQLMesh will build out your project:
 
     ```bash
-    sqlmesh init
+    sqlmesh init [SQL_DIALECT]
     ```
 
+    In the command above, you can use any [SQL dialect supported by sqlglot](https://sqlglot.com/sqlglot/dialects.html), for example "duckdb".
+
     The following directories and files will be created that you can use to organize your SQLMesh project:
 
     - config.py (database configuration file)