diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/CONTRIBUTING.rst
index ae5418a..c916662 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/CONTRIBUTING.rst
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ development. Please note this documentation assumes you already have
 
    .. code-block:: bash
 
-        make lint
+        make check
 
 | 8. Now, validate that all unit tests are passing: