diff --git a/docs/development/submitting-patches.rst b/docs/development/submitting-patches.rst
index ac1986a33..11281b525 100644
--- a/docs/development/submitting-patches.rst
+++ b/docs/development/submitting-patches.rst
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ Code
 ----
 
 When in doubt, refer to :pep:`8` for Python code. You can check if your code
-meets our automated requirements by running ``flake8`` against it. If you've
-installed the development requirements this will automatically use our
-configuration. You can also run the ``tox`` job with ``tox -e pep8``.
+meets our automated requirements by formatting it with ``black`` and running
+``flake8`` against it. If you've installed the development requirements this
+will automatically use our configuration. You can also run the ``tox`` job with
+``tox -e pep8``.
 
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