diff --git a/.cookiecutter/includes/README/head.md b/.cookiecutter/includes/README/head.md
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 `dependabot-alerts` lists Dependabot security alerts for all repos of a GitHub
-user or organization. You can run it from the command line:
+organization. You can run it from the command line:
 
 ```terminal
-$ dependabot-alerts <your_github_user_or_organization>
+$ dependabot-alerts <your_github_organization>
 ```
 
+You'll need to have [GitHub CLI](https://cli.github.com/) installed and logged in.
+
 There's also a [GitHub Actions workflow](.github/workflows/alert.yml) that runs
 automatically on a schedule and notifies us in Slack of any Dependabot alerts
 in the `hypothesis` GitHub organization.
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 Notifications of Dependabot alerts across a GitHub organization.
 
 `dependabot-alerts` lists Dependabot security alerts for all repos of a GitHub
-user or organization. You can run it from the command line:
+organization. You can run it from the command line:
 
 ```terminal
-$ dependabot-alerts <your_github_user_or_organization>
+$ dependabot-alerts <your_github_organization>
 ```
 
+You'll need to have [GitHub CLI](https://cli.github.com/) installed and logged in.
+
 There's also a [GitHub Actions workflow](.github/workflows/alert.yml) that runs
 automatically on a schedule and notifies us in Slack of any Dependabot alerts
 in the `hypothesis` GitHub organization.