diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index f271cd36d..60cbc2100 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -120,7 +120,11 @@ cd build
 cmake -Duse_default_uuid=ON ..
 cmake --build .
 ```
-
+If you want to run tests also, generate build files using below command and then build.
+```sh
+cmake -DBUILD_TESTING=ON -DBUILD_CURL_TRANSPORT=ON ..
+cmake --build .
+```
 #### Testing the project
 Tests are executed via the `ctest` command included with CMake. From the repo root, run: