diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 9bf9b4b04dd..51220138e1f 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ Any Maintainer can merge the PR once it is **ready to merge**.
 
 * Make sure to run `make precommit` - this will find and fix the code
   formatting.
+* Check [opentelemetry-go Style Guide](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#style-guide)
 
 ## Adding a new Contrib package