diff --git a/docs/deployment/application-deployment.md b/docs/deployment/application-deployment.md
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+++ b/docs/deployment/application-deployment.md
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ git remote add dokku dokku@dokku.me:ruby-rails-sample
 git push dokku master
 ```
 
+> Note: Some tools may not support the short-upstream syntax referenced above, and you may need to prefix
+> the upstream with the scheme `ssh://` like so: `ssh://dokku@dokku.me/ruby-rails-sample`
+> Please see the [Git](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-clone#_git_urls_a_id_urls_a) documentation for more details.
+
 ```
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