diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 88be554bd..7eaebf966 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # Required for all PRs
 
-<!-- Before opening a pull request you should run the following checks to make sure the CI will pass.
+<!-- Before opening a pull request you should run the following checks locally to make sure the CI will pass.
 
+make lint
 make check
 make check-deps
 make test
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 822291238..a56a10457 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -66,11 +66,12 @@ Telegraf uses Go modules. Assuming you can already build the project, run this i
 
 1. `go get github.com/[dependency]/[new-package]`
 
-**Unit Tests:**
+**Before opening a PR:**
 
-Before opening a pull request you should run the following checks to make sure the CI will pass.
+Before opening a pull request you should run the following checks locally to make sure the CI will pass.
 
 ```shell
+make lint
 make check
 make check-deps
 make test