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@@ -71,9 +71,13 @@ make lib.test
 ### Running integration tests
 
 ```shell
+docker-compose up -d # starts up the RabbitMQ and Kafka containers
 make lib.test-integration
 ```
 
+> [!NOTE]
+> There are no integration tests for Kafka, only for RabbitMQ
+
 ### Coverage Report in HTML
 
 ```shell