diff --git a/docs/options.md b/docs/options.md
index b1d64042..0aabadc0 100644
--- a/docs/options.md
+++ b/docs/options.md
@@ -362,6 +362,9 @@ CIBW_BEFORE_TEST: CC=gcc CXX=g++ pip install -r requirements.txt
 # chain commands using &&
 CIBW_BEFORE_TEST : rm -rf ./data/cache && mkdir -p ./data/cache
 
+# install non pip python package 
+CIBW_BEFORE_TEST: cd some_dir; ./configure; make; make install
+
 # install python packages that are required to install test dependencies
 CIBW_BEFORE_TEST: pip install cmake scikit-build
 ```