diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index e79c22115..040727e4e 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ cd pymovements
 pip install -e .
 ```
 
+If you have a problem e.g. `command not found: pip`, check whether you have activated a virtual enviroment.
+
 
 ### Creating a Branch
 
@@ -125,12 +127,23 @@ We use [`flake8`](https://pypi.org/project/flake8/) for quick style checks and
 [`pylint`](https://pypi.org/project/pylint/) for thorough style checks and [`mypy`](
 https://pypi.org/project/mypy/) for checking type annotations.
 
+You can check your code style by using [pre-commit](https://www.pre-commit.com). You can install `pre-commit` via pip:
+
+```bash
+pip install pre-commit
+pre-commit install
+```
 
 ### Testing
 
 Tests are written using [Pytest](https://docs.pytest.org) and executed
 in a separate environment using [Tox](https://tox.readthedocs.io/en/latest/).
 
+If you have not yet installed `tox` you can do so via
+```bash
+pip install tox
+```
+
 A full style check and all tests can be run by simply calling `tox` in the repository root.
 ```bash
 tox
@@ -143,9 +156,9 @@ If you add a new feature, please also include appropriate tests to verify its in
 functionality. We try to keep our code coverage close to 100%.
 
 It is possible to limit the scope of testing to specific environments and files. For example, to
-only test event related functionality using the Python 3.7 environment use:
+only test event related functionality using the Python 3.8 environment use:
 ```bash
-tox -e py37 tests/events
+tox -e py38 tests/events
 ```