diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index 1773157..0c05a75 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 [run]
-omit = */site-packages/*
+omit =
+    */site-packages/*
+    README.rst
 
 [report]
 # Regexes for lines to exclude from consideration
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 3c0c2e9..a40facb 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ Linux:
 
    sudo apt-get install libzbar0
 
+Using conda, the ``zbar`` binaries are available for Linux systems through the conda-forge channel:
+
+::
+
+   conda install --channel conda-forge zbar
+
+
 Install this Python wrapper; use the second form to install dependencies of the
 command-line scripts: