diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 8216ab7498..8b5abcd140 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -10,6 +10,34 @@ To learn about the design of GreptimeDB, please refer to the [design docs](https
 - Make sure all unit tests are passed.
 - Make sure all clippy warnings are fixed (you can check it locally by running `cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings -D clippy::print_stdout -D clippy::print_stderr`).
 
+
+#### `pre-commit` Hooks
+You could setup the [`pre-commit`](https://pre-commit.com/#plugins) hooks to run these checks on every commit automatically.
+
+1. Install `pre-commit`
+```
+$ pip install pre-commit
+```
+or
+```
+$ brew install pre-commit
+```
+
+2. Install the `pre-commit` hooks
+```
+$ pre-commit install
+pre-commit installed at .git/hooks/pre-commit
+
+$ pre-commit install --hook-type commit-msg
+pre-commit installed at .git/hooks/commit-msg
+
+$ pre-commit install --hook-type pre-push
+pre-commit installed at .git/hooks/pre-pus
+```
+
+now `pre-commit` will run automatically on `git commit`.
+
+
 ### Title
 
 The titles of pull requests should be prefixed with category name listed in [Conventional Commits specification](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0) 
@@ -32,4 +60,4 @@ of what you were trying to do and what went wrong. You can also reach for help i
 
 
 ## Bug report
-To report a bug or a security issue, you can [open a new GitHub issue](https://github.com/GrepTimeTeam/greptimedb/issues/new). 
\ No newline at end of file
+To report a bug or a security issue, you can [open a new GitHub issue](https://github.com/GrepTimeTeam/greptimedb/issues/new).
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 54aa3476f4..ca4a6af06a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -133,33 +133,6 @@ cargo run -- --log-dir=logs --log-level=debug frontend start -c ./config/fronten
    ```
    You can delete your data by removing `/tmp/greptimedb`.
 
-## Contribute
+## Contributing
 
-1. [Install rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install)
-2. [Install `pre-commit`](https://pre-commit.com/#plugins) for run hooks on every commit automatically such as `cargo fmt` etc.
-
-```
-$ pip install pre-commit
-
-or
-
-$ brew install pre-commit
-$
-```
-
-3. Install the git hook scripts:
-
-```
-$ pre-commit install
-pre-commit installed at .git/hooks/pre-commit
-
-$ pre-commit install --hook-type commit-msg
-pre-commit installed at .git/hooks/commit-msg
-
-$ pre-commit install --hook-type pre-push
-pre-commit installed at .git/hooks/pre-pus
-```
-
-now `pre-commit` will run automatically on `git commit`.
-
-4. Check out branch from `develop` and make your contribution. Follow the [style guide](https://github.com/GreptimeTeam/docs/blob/main/style-guide/zh.md). Create a PR when you are ready, feel free and have fun!
+Please refer to [contribution guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md) for more information.