diff --git a/docs/contribute.rst b/docs/contribute.rst
index 07cf998a..37b90e92 100644
--- a/docs/contribute.rst
+++ b/docs/contribute.rst
@@ -103,9 +103,14 @@ lines you changed conform to code style guidelines. You can check that via::
 
     invoke lint
 
+If style violations are found, many of them can be addressed automatically via::
+
+    invoke lint --fix
+    invoke format
+
 If code style violations are found in lines you changed, correct those lines
-and re-run the above lint command until they have all been fixed. You do not
-need to address style violations, if any, for code lines you did not touch.
+and re-run the ``invoke lint`` command until they have all been fixed. You do
+not need to address style violations, if any, for code lines you did not touch.
 
 After making your changes and running the tests, you may see a test failure
 mentioning that "some generated files differ from the expected functional tests
@@ -194,6 +199,7 @@ check for code style compliance via::
 
 If style violations are found, many of them can be addressed automatically via::
 
+    invoke lint --fix
     invoke format
 
 If style violations are found even after running the above auto-formatters,