diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index e2faff229..2414a651c 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ You **must use govendor** to fetch and manage Hugo's dependencies.
 ### Fetch the Sources From GitHub
 
 ```
-go get github.com/kardianos/govendor
+go get -u github.com/kardianos/govendor
 govendor get github.com/gohugoio/hugo
 ```