diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 7edb74f..a53a373 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -166,6 +166,15 @@ Backup a single organization repository with everything else (wiki, pull request
     # e.g. git@github.com:docker/cli.git
     github-backup $ORGANIZATION -P -t $ACCESS_TOKEN -o . --all -O -R $REPO
 
+Testing
+=======
+
+This project currently contains no unit tests.  To run linting::
+
+    pip install flake8
+    flake8 --ignore=E501
+
+
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