diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.adoc b/CONTRIBUTING.adoc
index 2c515aaaaf6..4f240947a06 100755
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.adoc
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.adoc
@@ -202,11 +202,11 @@ root `pom.xml`.
 If you haven't done so, install the formatter plugin so that proper formatting rules are
 applied automatically when you reformat code in the IDE.
 
-* Download the latest https://search.maven.org/search?q=g:io.spring.javaformat%20AND%20a:spring-javaformat-intellij-plugin[Intellij IDEA plugin]
+* Download the latest https://search.maven.org/search?q=g:io.spring.javaformat%20AND%20a:spring-javaformat-intellij-plugin[IntelliJ IDEA plugin].
 * Select "`IntelliJ IDEA`" -> "`Preferences`".
-* Select "`Plugins`"
-* Select the wheel and "`Install Plugin from Disk...`"
-* Select the jar file you've downloaded
+* Select "`Plugins`".
+* Select the wheel and "`Install Plugin from Disk...`".
+* Select the jar file you've downloaded.
 
 
 
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ needs to be added.
 * Select "`IntelliJ IDEA`" -> "`Preferences`".
 * Select "`Editor`" -> "`Code Style`".
 * Select the wheel and "`Import Scheme`" -> "`IntelliJ IDEA code style XML`".
-* Select `idea/codeStyleConfig.xml` from this repository
+* Select `idea/codeStyleConfig.xml` from this repository.