diff --git a/README b/README
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+++ b/README
@@ -4,3 +4,15 @@ Printr
 Printr is a simple PyPi module that allows for print statements to be
 replaces with a new line. Particularly useful for displaying progress
 messages.
+
+Installation
+------------
+
+Installation can be done using pip in the standard way;
+
+::
+
+    pip install python-printr
+
+If you have python 3 installed, then install using ``pip3``. There are
+no dependancies for this package, so installation should go ahead fine.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3b2683b..fd9acc3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,3 +3,11 @@
 Printr is a simple PyPi module that allows for print statements to be replaces with a new line. Particularly useful for displaying progress messages.
 
 
+## Installation
+Installation can be done using pip in the standard way;
+```
+pip install python-printr
+```
+If you have python 3 installed, then install using `pip3`. There are no dependancies for this package, so installation should go ahead fine.
+
+