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@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ Generate Eclipse settings and then manually import projects:
 ./import-into-eclipse.sh
 ````
 
+To run tests against the Spring IO Platform (and Hibernate 5):
+````
+./gradlew clean springIoCheck -PJDK8_HOME=<<your-jdk8-home>> -PplatformVersion=2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT
+````
+
 The Spring Framework and Spring Web Flow use a very similar build system. For this reason the following [Gradle build FAQ](https://github.com/SpringSource/spring-framework/wiki/Gradle-build-and-release-FAQ) would be a very useful read.
 
 # Contributing