diff --git a/tests/README.md b/tests/README.md
index 2fce5c31c5912..0a8eb881d8f85 100644
--- a/tests/README.md
+++ b/tests/README.md
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ TC_PATHS="tests/kafkatest/tests/client/pluggable_test.py::PluggableConsumerTest"
 ```
 TC_PATHS="tests/kafkatest/tests/client/pluggable_test.py::PluggableConsumerTest.test_start_stop" bash tests/docker/run_tests.sh
 ```
+* Run a specific test method with specific parameters
+```
+TC_PATHS="tests/kafkatest/tests/streams/streams_upgrade_test.py::StreamsUpgradeTest.test_metadata_upgrade" _DUCKTAPE_OPTIONS='--parameters '\''{"from_version":"0.10.1.1","to_version":"2.6.0-SNAPSHOT"}'\' bash tests/docker/run_tests.sh
+```
 * Run tests with a different JVM
 ```
 bash tests/docker/ducker-ak up -j 'openjdk:11'; tests/docker/run_tests.sh