diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 98deb165..d566df08 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -35,8 +35,11 @@ You want to make sure where in the file you add your exercise. If you're not sur
 ```diff
   ...
 + [[exercises]]
++ name = "yourTopicN"
 + path = "exercises/yourTopic/yourTopicN.rs"
 + mode = "compile"
++ hint = """
++ Some kind of useful hint for your exercise."""
   ...
 ```
 
@@ -125,4 +128,4 @@ BREAKING CHANGE: This has to be done because lorem ipsum dolor
 Once you open a Pull Request, it may be reviewed or labeled (or both) until
 the maintainers accept your change. Then, [bors](https://github.com/bors) will
 run the test suite with your changes and if it's successful, automatically
-merge it in!
\ No newline at end of file
+merge it in!
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 405586f6..1b759b15 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -80,10 +80,15 @@ This will do the same as watch, but it'll quit after running.
 In case you want to go by your own order, or want to only verify a single exercise, you can run:
 
 ```bash
-rustlings run exercises/path/to/exercise.rs
+rustlings run myExercise1
 ```
 
-In case you get stuck, there is usually a hint at the bottom of each exercise.
+In case you get stuck, you can run the following command to get a hint for your
+exercise:
+
+``` bash
+rustlings hint myExercise1
+```
 
 ## Testing yourself