diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/README.rst b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/README.rst
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--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/README.rst
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@@ -155,6 +155,12 @@ It's time to write the code!!!
 Running end to end integration tests
 ------------------------------------
 
+N.B. The integration tests will not run on Windows.
+
+To install the test runner::
+
+  $ sudo pip install hitch
+
 To run the tests, enter the {{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/tests directory and run the following commands::
 
   $ hitch init