diff --git a/docs/my-website/docs/extras/contributing_code.md b/docs/my-website/docs/extras/contributing_code.md
index 0fe7675ead6..b730be9806e 100644
--- a/docs/my-website/docs/extras/contributing_code.md
+++ b/docs/my-website/docs/extras/contributing_code.md
@@ -56,6 +56,16 @@ run the following command on the root of the litellm directory
 make test-unit
 ```
 
+## 3.5 Running Linting Tests
+
+run the following command on the root of the litellm directory
+
+```shell
+make lint
+```
+
+LiteLLM uses mypy for linting.
+
 ## 4. Submit a PR with your changes!
 
 - push your fork to your GitHub repo