diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -31,11 +31,19 @@ Prometheus, you must use Gerrit.
 
    1. Run ``make format`` to ensure the correctness of the Go code's layout.
 
-   2. Run ``make advice`` to find facial errors with a static analyzer.
+   2. Run ``make advice`` to find facial errors with a static
+      analyzer. In addition, consider running
+      [`golint`](https://github.com/golang/lint).
 
    3. Try to capture your changes in some form of a test.  Go makes it easy to
       write [Table Driven Tests](https://code.google.com/p/go-wiki/wiki/TableDrivenTests).
       There is no mandate to use this said scaffolding mechanism, but it _can_
       make your life easier in the right circumstances.
 
+   4. Relevant style guidelines are the [Go Code Review
+      Comments](https://code.google.com/p/go-wiki/wiki/CodeReviewComments)
+      and the _Formatting and style_ section of Peter Bourgon's [Go:
+      Best Practices for Production
+      Environments](http://peter.bourgon.org/go-in-production/#formatting-and-style).
+
 3. Welcome aboard!