diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..89adb589bcd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Contributing guidelines
+==
+
+Format :clap: your :clap: sources :clap: before :clap: pushing
+
+    sbt fmt
+
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 9ffc5e582072..53c6d8eb4fb9 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ lazy val sonataCredentials = for {
 
 credentials in ThisBuild ++= sonataCredentials.toSeq
 
+addCommandAlias("fmt", "all scalafmtSbt scalafmt test:scalafmt")
+addCommandAlias("check", "all scalafmtSbtCheck scalafmtCheck test:scalafmtCheck")
+
 lazy val root = project
   .in(file("."))
   .settings(