diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 69952d2..4b400c9 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -180,6 +180,12 @@ environment** install an editable version of `drf-user` along with its tests,
 docs requirements and to avoid committing code that violates our style guide, we
 use [pre-commit](https://pre-commit.com/) hooks:
 
+Note : For **windows** users, please refer this link to install choco [here](https://chocolatey.org/install) and then use following command to setup make
+
+```sh
+$ choco install make
+```
+
 ```sh
 (env) $ cd drf-user
 (env) $ make install
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 512e5fe..b43c7f3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ VIRTUALENV = virtualenv --python=python3
 PYTHON = $(VENV)/bin/python
 VENV := $(shell echo $${VIRTUAL_ENV-.venv})
 
+# make it work on windows too
+ifeq ($(OS), Windows_NT)
+	VENV = venv
+    PYTHON=$(VENV)/Scripts/python
+endif
+
 TEST_FLAGS=--verbosity=2
 COVER_FLAGS=--source=drf_user