diff --git a/triggers/git-coauthors/README.md b/triggers/git-coauthors/README.md
index 10f45cb..4075305 100644
--- a/triggers/git-coauthors/README.md
+++ b/triggers/git-coauthors/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
 # git-coauthors
 
-Automatically add git coauthors when pairing on a call
+Automatically add git coauthors when pairing on a call.
+
+Updates the file `$HOME/.gitmessage` with each participant as a coauthor.
+
+Ensure that `$HOME/.gitmessage` shows up in your commit template with the following command:
+
+```sh
+$ git config --global commit.template $HOME/.gitmessage
+```
+
+For Windows you can use:
+
+```batch
+> git config --global commit.template %USERPROFILE%\.gitmessage
+```
diff --git a/triggers/git-coauthors/config.json b/triggers/git-coauthors/config.json
index 98150cf..b984639 100644
--- a/triggers/git-coauthors/config.json
+++ b/triggers/git-coauthors/config.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "Git Coauthors",
   "description": "Automatically add git coauthors when pairing on a call",
-  "platforms": ["macos", "linux"],
+  "platforms": ["macos", "linux", "windows"],
   "language": "ruby"
 }