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@@ -90,6 +90,16 @@ on FreeBSD:
     make test
     make install
 
+Alternatively, you can build and install cmark using [vcpkg](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/) dependency manager:
+
+    git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg.git
+    cd vcpkg
+    ./bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
+    ./vcpkg integrate install
+    ./vcpkg install cmark
+
+The cmark port in vcpkg is kept up to date by Microsoft team members and community contributors. If the version is out of date, please [create an issue or pull request](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg) on the vcpkg repository.
+
 Or, to create Xcode project files on OSX:
 
     mkdir build