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@@ -95,34 +95,51 @@ which will open the workspace in IntelliJ IDEA using JetBrains Gateway.
 
 ### Linting
 
-For linting we use a number of tools:
+For linting we use a number of tools.
+
+Backend:
 
 - [checkstyle](https://checkstyle.sourceforge.io/)
+- [spotbugs](https://github.com/spotbugs/spotbugs)
+- [spotless](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless)
+
+Frontend:
+
 - [eslint](https://eslint.org/)
 - [prettier](https://prettier.io/)
-- [spotless](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless)
 - [stylelint](https://stylelint.io/)
 
 These are all configured to run as part of the Maven build, although they will be skipped if you are building with the `quick-build` profile.
 
 To automatically fix backend issues, run:
 
+#### spotless
+
 ```sh
 mvn spotless:apply
 ```
 
+
+#### yarn
+
 To view frontend issues, after [optionally adding Node and Yarn to your path](#running-the-yarn-frontend-build), run:
 
 ```sh
 yarn lint
 ```
 
-To fix frontend issues, after [optionally adding Node and Yarn to your path](#running-the-yarn-frontend-build), run:
+To automatically fix frontend issues, run:
 
 ```sh
 yarn lint:fix
 ```
 
+#### prettier
+
+```sh
+ prettier --write .
+```
+
 ## Testing changes
 
 Jenkins core includes unit and functional tests as a part of the repository.