diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 16b095da49c..4154a84e6c0 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 2017-04-25 Viktor Gal <viktor.gal@shogun-toolbox.org>
 	* SHOGUN Release version 6.1.0 (libshogun 18.0, data 0.11, parameter 1)
 
+        * Add conda-forge packages, to get prebuilt binaries via the cross-platform conda package manager [Dougal Sutherland]
+
 2016-11-05 Viktor Gal <viktor.gal@shogun-toolbox.org>
 
 	* SHOGUN Release version 6.0.0 (libshogun 18.0, data 0.11, parameter 1)
diff --git a/doc/readme/INSTALL.md b/doc/readme/INSTALL.md
index bdb9298d856..8d7e4a83a81 100644
--- a/doc/readme/INSTALL.md
+++ b/doc/readme/INSTALL.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ For other cases, we describe how to build Shogun from source code.
 
 # Quicklinks
  * [Ready-to-install packages](#binaries)
+   - [Anaconda](#anaconda)
    - [Ubuntu](#ubuntu)
    - [Debian](#debian)
    - [Fedora](#fedora)
@@ -27,6 +28,18 @@ For other cases, we describe how to build Shogun from source code.
 
 ## Ready-to-install packages <a name="binaries"></a>
 
+### Anaconda packages <a name="anaconda"></a>
+The base shogun library and its Python interface are available through the conda package manager, via <a href="https://conda-forge.org">conda-forge</a>.
+To install both:
+
+    conda install -c conda-forge shogun
+    
+or to get just the library:
+
+    conda install -c conda-forge shogun-cpp
+
+These packages include most of the optional dependencies and are currently available for Linux and MacOS; we're [working on a Windows build](https://github.com/conda-forge/shogun-cpp-feedstock/issues/1).
+
 ### Ubuntu ppa <a name="ubuntu"></a>
 We are working on integrating Shogun with Debian/Ubuntu.
 In the meantime, we offer a [prepackaged ppa](https://launchpad.net/~shogun-toolbox/+archive/ubuntu/stable).
@@ -48,7 +61,7 @@ In addition to the latest stable release, we offer [nightly builds](https://laun
 
 ### Debian <a name="debian"></a>
 Latest packages for Debian jessie are available in our own repository at [http://apt.shogun.ml](http://apt.shogun.ml).
-We provide both the stable and nightly packages, currenlty only for amd64 architecture.
+We provide both the stable and nightly packages, currently only for amd64 architecture.
 In order to add the stable packages to your system, simply run the following commands
 
     sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 3DD2174ACAB30365