diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+1. Install (golang)[https://golang.org/]
 1. Run  `scripts/devtools.sh` to install the required devtools
 2. Run `make [local] vendor` to install the vendor dependencies
-3. Write unit tests - see existing examples
-4. Make the code updates
+2. Run `make [local] test` to ensure you can run the existing tests
+3. Write unit tests - (see existing examples). Changes will not be accepted without corresponding unit tests.
+4. Make the code changes.
 5. `make [local] test` to lint code and run tests
-6. profit. ok no profit, but raise a PR and get kudos :)
+6. Profit! ok no profit, but raise a PR and get kudos :)