diff --git a/doc/install.rst b/doc/install.rst
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@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@ Here is an example configuration file that may be useful as a starting point:
    You must procure and download datasets by yourself.  The raw data is not
    included in this package as we are not authorised to redistribute it.
 
+   To check whether the downloaded version is consistent with the structure
+   that is expected by this package, run:
+
+   .. code:: sh
+
+      ptbench dataset check montgomery
+
 
 .. _ptbench.setup.datasets: