diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 64107bbea..665a3ca2a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ Read all about it at http://pitest.org
 
 ## Releases
 
+## 1.10.4 (unreleased)
+
+* #1134 Add `excludedRunners` parameter to command line interface and Ant
+
 ## 1.10.3
 
 * #1128 Bug fix - lines with repeated debug entries double counted
diff --git a/pitest-ant/src/main/java/org/pitest/ant/PitestTask.java b/pitest-ant/src/main/java/org/pitest/ant/PitestTask.java
index ee767bfc2..619f99d86 100644
--- a/pitest-ant/src/main/java/org/pitest/ant/PitestTask.java
+++ b/pitest-ant/src/main/java/org/pitest/ant/PitestTask.java
@@ -212,6 +212,10 @@ public void setExcludedGroups(final String value) {
     this.setOption(ConfigOption.EXCLUDED_GROUPS, value);
   }
 
+  public void setExcludedRunners(final String value) {
+    this.setOption(ConfigOption.EXCLUDED_RUNNERS, value);
+  }
+
   public void setIncludedTestMethods(final String value) {
     this.setOption(ConfigOption.INCLUDED_TEST_METHODS, value);
   }
diff --git a/pitest-ant/src/test/java/org/pitest/ant/PitestTaskTest.java b/pitest-ant/src/test/java/org/pitest/ant/PitestTaskTest.java
index 3073e3b9a..53d110b29 100644
--- a/pitest-ant/src/test/java/org/pitest/ant/PitestTaskTest.java
+++ b/pitest-ant/src/test/java/org/pitest/ant/PitestTaskTest.java
@@ -232,6 +232,13 @@ public void shouldPassExcludedGroupsOptionToJavaTask() {
     verify(this.arg).setValue("--excludedGroups=foo");
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void shouldPassExcludedRunnersToJavaTask() {
+    this.pitestTask.setExcludedRunners("foo");
+    this.pitestTask.execute(this.java);
+    verify(this.arg).setValue("--excludedRunners=foo");
+  }
+  
   @Test
   public void shouldPassIncludedTestMethodsOptionToJavaTask() {
     this.pitestTask.setIncludedTestMethods("footest");