diff --git a/docs/source/contributor-guide/index.md b/docs/source/contributor-guide/index.md
index cb0fe63abd91..11dcbd935a02 100644
--- a/docs/source/contributor-guide/index.md
+++ b/docs/source/contributor-guide/index.md
@@ -95,9 +95,16 @@ Compiling DataFusion from sources requires an installed version of the protobuf
 On most platforms this can be installed from your system's package manager
 
 ```
+# Ubuntu
 $ sudo apt install -y protobuf-compiler
+
+# Fedora
 $ dnf install -y protobuf-devel
+
+# Arch Linux
 $ pacman -S protobuf
+
+# macOS
 $ brew install protobuf
 ```