diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index eb14440e..f3d086a0 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -1,18 +1,5 @@
+Checklist:
+
 * [ ] I have update the chart version in `Chart.yaml` following Semantic Versioning.
-* [ ] All new values are backwards compatible and/or have sensible default.
-* [ ] I have installed the chart myself and it works.
-
-E.g. for Argo Workflows:
-
-```
-helm install charts/argo
-argo version
-```
-
-E.g. for Argo CD:
-
-```
-helm install charts/argo-cd --namespace argocd
-kubectl port-forward svc/argocd-server -n argocd 8080:443 &
-argocd version
-```
+* [ ] Any new values are backwards compatible and/or have sensible default.
+* [ ] I have followed the testing instructions in the [contributing guide](https://github.com/argoproj/argo-helm/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 0e483c31..e6370aeb 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -1,7 +1,53 @@
 # Contributing
 
-Argo Helm is a collection of **community maintained** charts. Therefore we rely on you to test your changes correctly
+Argo Helm is a collection of **community maintained** charts. Therefore we rely on you to test your changes sufficiently.
 
+## Testing Argo Workflows Changes
+
+Minimally:
+
+```
+helm install charts/argo -n argo
+argo version
+```
+
+Follow this instructions for running a hello world workflow.
+
+## Testing Argo CD Changes
+
+Clean-up:
+
+```
+helm delete argo-cd --purge
+kubectl delete crd -l app.kubernetes.io/part-of=argo-cd
+```
+
+Minimally:
+
+```
+helm install charts/argo-cd --namespace argocd -n argo-cd
+kubectl port-forward svc/argocd-server -n argocd 8080:443
+```
+
+In a new terminal:
+
+```
+argocd version
+# reset password to 'Password1!'
+kubectl -n argocd patch secret argocd-secret \
+  -p '{"stringData": {
+    "admin.password": "$2a$10$hDj12Tw9xVmvybSahN1Y0.f9DZixxN8oybyA32Uy/eqWklFU4Mo8O",
+    "admin.passwordMtime": "'$(date +%FT%T%Z)'"
+  }}'
+argocd login localhost:8080 --username admin --password 'Password1!'
+```
+
+Create and sync app:
+
+```
+argocd app create guestbook --dest-namespace default --dest-server https://kubernetes.default.svc --path guestbook --project default --repo https://github.com/argoproj/argocd-example-apps.git
+argocd app sync guestbook
+```
 
 ## Publishing Changes