diff --git a/docs/dev/virtualenvs.rst b/docs/dev/virtualenvs.rst
index 193aabe2a..b1fa6d9b4 100644
--- a/docs/dev/virtualenvs.rst
+++ b/docs/dev/virtualenvs.rst
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ This can help ensure consistency across installations, across deployments,
 and across developers.
 
 Lastly, remember to exclude the virtual environment folder from source
-control by adding it to the ignore list.
+control by adding it to the ignore list (see :ref:`Version Control Ignores<version_control_ignores>`).
 
 .. _virtualenvwrapper-ref:
 
diff --git a/docs/writing/gotchas.rst b/docs/writing/gotchas.rst
index 7d4cd6fb4..cfbb08a12 100644
--- a/docs/writing/gotchas.rst
+++ b/docs/writing/gotchas.rst
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@ Here's nice trick for removing all of these files, if they already exist::
 Run that from the root directory of your project, and all ``.pyc`` files
 will suddenly vanish. Much better.
 
+.. _version_control_ignores:
+
 Version Control Ignores
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~