diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 6c7e1dcf88..a85422b831 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ Situations when it may be fine to ignore a MiMa issued warning include:
 - if it is adding API to classes / traits which are only meant for extension by Akka itself, i.e. should not be extended by end-users
 - other tricky situations
 
+The binary compatibility of the current changes can be checked by running `sbt +mimaReportBinaryIssues`.
+
 ## Pull request requirements
 
 For a pull request to be considered at all it has to meet these requirements: