diff --git a/apps/README.md b/apps/README.md
index c15bf8d870c81..e0eb4d8995c0a 100644
--- a/apps/README.md
+++ b/apps/README.md
@@ -17,3 +17,8 @@ You must manually build apps by running:
 ```bash
 npx lerna run build --scope="@automattic/app-name"
 ```
+
+## Validating package.json
+Running `npm run lint:package-json` will lint all `package.json`'s under `./apps/**` based on [`npmpackagejsonlint.config.js`](../npmpackagejsonlint.config.js).
+
+If you need exceptions to linting rules, add them to overrides section in the config file.
diff --git a/packages/README.md b/packages/README.md
index 845016e11cff9..e85d95363e6f1 100644
--- a/packages/README.md
+++ b/packages/README.md
@@ -19,4 +19,6 @@ npx lerna run prepare --scope="@automattic/package-name"
 ```
 
 ## Validating package.json
-Running `npm run lint:package-json` will lint all package.json's under `./packages/**` based on [`npmpackagejsonlint.config.js`](../npmpackagejsonlint.config.js).
+Running `npm run lint:package-json` will lint all `package.json`'s under `./packages/**` based on [`npmpackagejsonlint.config.js`](../npmpackagejsonlint.config.js).
+
+If you need exceptions to linting rules, add them to overrides section in the config file.