diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.adoc b/CONTRIBUTING.adoc
index 814b3d35da0..dc998031d23 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.adoc
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.adoc
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ build. To prepare the build, from the root directory use:
 
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-	$ mvn -P snapshot,prepare install
+	$ mvn -P snapshot,prepare install -DskipTests
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 NOTE: You may notice that preparing the build also changes the
@@ -96,8 +96,7 @@ Once the build has been prepared, you can run a full build using the following c
 
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-	$ cd spring-boot-full-build
-	$ mvn -s ../settings.xml -P full clean install
+	$ mvn -s ./settings.xml -f spring-boot-full-build -P full clean install
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 NOTE: As for the standard build, you may need to increase the amount of memory available