diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index e1fe4cb..8362e11 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ To get started fork this repository, and clone your fork:
 git clone https://github.com/<your_organization>/superqt
 cd superqt
 
-# install pre-commit hooks
-pre-commit install
-
 # install in editable mode
 pip install -e .[dev]
 
+# install pre-commit hooks
+pre-commit install
+
 # run tests & make sure everything is working!
 pytest
 ```