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@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ on authenticating your client. Once authenticated, you'll be ready to start maki
 
 See the [samples directory](https://github.com/{{github_repo}}/tree/main/samples) for a canonical list of samples.
 
+### Debugging
+Please see our [Debugging guide](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-php/blob/main/DEBUG.md)
+for more information about the debugging tools.
+
 ### Version
 
 This component is considered alpha. As such, it is still a work-in-progress and is more likely to get backwards-incompatible updates.