diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 81fe5621..ec5b999d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Upgraded pydantic to version 2.7.0
 - Upgraded Ray to version >= 2.9
 - Added ipywidgets to the dependencies
+- added ability to set PrimAITE between development and production modes via PrimAITE CLI ``mode`` command
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 - Made requests fail to reach their target if the node is off
diff --git a/docs/source/getting_started.rst b/docs/source/getting_started.rst
index bb6e0019..d88be5c9 100644
--- a/docs/source/getting_started.rst
+++ b/docs/source/getting_started.rst
@@ -141,3 +141,29 @@ of your choice:
     pip install -e .[dev]
 
 To view the complete list of packages installed during PrimAITE installation, go to the dependencies page (:ref:`Dependencies`).
+
+4. Set PrimAITE to run on development mode
+
+Running step 3 should have installed PrimAITE, verify this by running
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+    :caption: Unix
+
+    primaite setup
+
+.. code-block:: powershell
+    :caption: Windows (Powershell)
+
+    primaite setup
+
+To set PrimAITE to run in development mode:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+    :caption: Unix
+
+    primaite mode --dev
+
+.. code-block:: powershell
+    :caption: Windows (Powershell)
+
+    primaite mode --dev