diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/docs/contributing.md b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/docs/contributing.md
index 0638cfb5..f5393aab 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/docs/contributing.md
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/docs/contributing.md
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ please check out [this feature request][issue-render-notebooks] in the `cookiecu
 ::::{group-tab} Hatch
 
 ```bash
-hatch docs:build
-hatch docs:open
+hatch run docs:build
+hatch run docs:open
 ```
 
 ::::