diff --git a/conda_smithy/configure_feedstock.py b/conda_smithy/configure_feedstock.py
index 3375f37a3..5c2685dec 100644
--- a/conda_smithy/configure_feedstock.py
+++ b/conda_smithy/configure_feedstock.py
@@ -2574,22 +2574,6 @@ def main(
     render_README(env, config, forge_dir, render_info)
     logger.debug("README rendered")
 
-    if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(forge_dir, ".ci_support")):
-        with write_file(os.path.join(forge_dir, ".ci_support", "README")) as f:
-            f.writelines(
-                map(
-                    lambda e: e + os.linesep,
-                    textwrap.wrap(
-                        "This file is automatically generated by conda-smithy. "
-                        "If any particular build configuration is expected, "
-                        "but it is not found, please make sure all dependencies are satisfiable. "
-                        "To add/modify any matrix elements, you should create/change conda-smithy's input "
-                        "recipe/conda_build_config.yaml and re-render the recipe, rather than editing "
-                        "these files directly.",
-                    ),
-                )
-            )
-
     commit_changes(
         forge_file_directory,
         commit,
diff --git a/conda_smithy/feedstock_content/.ci_support/README b/conda_smithy/feedstock_content/.ci_support/README
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a47316be6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda_smithy/feedstock_content/.ci_support/README
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+This file is automatically generated by conda-smithy. If any
+particular build configuration is expected, but it is not found,
+please make sure all dependencies are satisfiable. To add/modify any
+matrix elements, you should create/change conda-smithy's input
+recipe/conda_build_config.yaml and re-render the recipe, rather than
+editing these files directly.
diff --git a/news/ci_support_README.rst b/news/ci_support_README.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..98d2c90d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/ci_support_README.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+**Added:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Changed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Deprecated:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Removed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* Fixed line endings of .ci_support/README on windows (#1824).
+
+**Security:**
+
+* <news item>