diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 3ca92c2d8a..7c3ca2740b 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   * [Kotlin](#kotlin)
   * [Changelog](#changelog)
   * [Code quality](#code-quality)
+    * [detekt](#detekt)
     * [ktlint](#ktlint)
     * [knit](#knit)
     * [lint](#lint)
@@ -104,6 +105,12 @@ Make sure the following commands execute without any error:
 
 Some separate commands can also be run, see below.
 
+#### detekt
+
+<pre>
+./gradlew detekt
+</pre>
+
 #### ktlint
 
 <pre>