diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 6f356e6a..02d7ada1 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ If you have questions regarding Cobra, feel free to ask it in the community
 
 ### Quick steps to contribute
 
+You'll need [golangci-lint] and [richgo] installed in order to run linting and unit tests
+
 1. Fork the project.
 1. Download your fork to your PC (`git clone https://github.com/your_username/cobra && cd cobra`)
 1. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`)
@@ -48,3 +50,5 @@ If you have questions regarding Cobra, feel free to ask it in the community
 
 <!-- Links -->
 [cobra-slack]: https://gophers.slack.com/archives/CD3LP1199
+[golangci-lint]: https://golangci-lint.run
+[richgo]: https://github.com/kyoh86/richgo
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c433a01b..5228cfda 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ BIN="./bin"
 SRC=$(shell find . -name "*.go")
 
 ifeq (, $(shell which golangci-lint))
-$(warning "could not find golangci-lint in $(PATH), run: curl -sfL https://install.goreleaser.com/github.com/golangci/golangci-lint.sh | sh")
+$(warning "could not find golangci-lint in PATH, see here for installation details: https://golangci-lint.run/usage/install/")
 endif
 
 ifeq (, $(shell which richgo))
-$(warning "could not find richgo in $(PATH), run: go install github.com/kyoh86/richgo@latest")
+$(warning "could not find richgo in PATH, run: go install github.com/kyoh86/richgo@latest")
 endif
 
 .PHONY: fmt lint test install_deps clean