diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/43552-README.md]-Add-link-to-WC-Monorepo-prerequisites b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/43552-README.md]-Add-link-to-WC-Monorepo-prerequisites
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+Significance: patch
+Type: dev
+Comment: Update E2E Playwright environment README.md file with a link to the WooCommerce Monorepo prerequisites to avoid duplicate content.
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@@ -19,10 +19,8 @@ This is the documentation for the new e2e testing setup based on Playwright and
 
 ## Pre-requisites
 
--   Node.js ([Installation instructions](https://nodejs.org/en/download/))
--   NVM ([Installation instructions](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm))
--   PNPM ([Installation instructions](https://pnpm.io/installation))
--   Docker and Docker Compose ([Installation instructions](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/))
+-   Go through the [WooCommerce Monorepo prerequisites](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/blob/trunk/README.md#prerequisites) first, including the commands to get everything working.
+-   Install Docker and Docker Compose ([Installation instructions](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/)). Docker Compose comes installed in Docker Desktop by default.
 
 Note, that if you are on Mac and you install docker through other methods such as homebrew, for example, your steps to set it up might be different. The commands listed in steps below may also vary.