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@@ -148,6 +148,11 @@ The [PHPCompatibility](https://github.com/wimg/PHPCompatibility) ruleset comes h
 The [PHPCompatibility](https://github.com/wimg/PHPCompatibility) sniffs are designed to analyse your code for cross-PHP version compatibility.
 Install it as a separate ruleset and either run it separately against your code or add it to your custom ruleset.
 
+Whichever way you run it, do make sure you set the `testVersion` to run the sniffs against. The `testVersion` determines for which PHP versions you will received compatibility information. The recommended setting for this at this moment is  `5.2-7.1` to support the same PHP versions as WordPress Core supports.
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+For more information about setting the `testVersion`, see:
+* [PHPCompatibility: Using the compatibility sniffs](https://github.com/wimg/PHPCompatibility#using-the-compatibility-sniffs)
+* [PHPCompatibility: Using a custom ruleset](https://github.com/wimg/PHPCompatibility#using-a-custom-ruleset)
 
 ## Fixing errors or whitelisting them