diff --git a/docs/getting-started/new_project_guide.md b/docs/getting-started/new_project_guide.md
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--- a/docs/getting-started/new_project_guide.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started/new_project_guide.md
@@ -325,6 +325,14 @@ pass them manually to the build tool.
 See the [Provided Environment Variables](https://github.com/google/oss-fuzz/blob/master/infra/base-images/base-builder/README.md#provided-environment-variables) section in
 `base-builder` image documentation for more details.
 
+### Static and dynamic linking of libraries
+The `build.sh` should produce fuzzers that are statically linked. This is because the
+fuzzer build environment is different to the fuzzer runtime environment and if your
+project depends on third party libraries then it is likely they will not be present
+in the execution environment. Thus, any shared libraries you may install or compile in
+`build.sh` or `Dockerfile` will not be present in the fuzzer runtime environment. There
+are exceptions to this rule, and for further information on this please see the [fuzzer environment]({{ site.baseurl }}/further-reading/fuzzer-environment/) page.
+
 ## Disk space restrictions
 
 Our builders have a disk size of 250GB (this includes space taken up by the OS). Builds must keep peak disk usage below this.