diff --git a/docs/contributing.md b/docs/contributing.md
index 730388dc0c..96514b7060 100644
--- a/docs/contributing.md
+++ b/docs/contributing.md
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ You'll need the following dependencies:
 on Red Hat-based distros:
 
     sudo yum install mercurial bzr protobuf-compiler flex bison valgrind \
-      gcc-c++ libstdc++-static make autoconf libtool zlib-dev bzip2-libs
+      gcc-c++ libstdc++-static make autoconf libtool zlib-devel bzip2-libs \
+      bzlib2-devel
 
 To build run the following: