diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index ad6967f7606d5..6fb9c07926369 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ For pull requests, please stick to the following guidelines:
 
 * Add tests for any new features and bug fixes. Ideally, each PR should increase the test coverage.
 * Follow the existing code style. Run `make format` and `make lint` before checking in your code.
+  * Refer to [Development Environment Setup](https://docs.localstack.cloud/contributing/development-environment-setup/) if your local testing environment is not yet properly set up.
 * Put a reasonable amount of comments into the code.
 * Fork localstack on your GitHub user account, do your changes there and then create a PR against main localstack repository.
 * Separate unrelated changes into multiple pull requests.
diff --git a/localstack/services/kinesis/packages.py b/localstack/services/kinesis/packages.py
index 03a5f36618249..06ca476da2375 100644
--- a/localstack/services/kinesis/packages.py
+++ b/localstack/services/kinesis/packages.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from localstack.packages import GitHubReleaseInstaller, Package, PackageInstaller
 from localstack.utils.platform import get_arch, get_os
 
-_KINESIS_MOCK_VERSION = os.environ.get("KINESIS_MOCK_VERSION") or "0.3.0"
+_KINESIS_MOCK_VERSION = os.environ.get("KINESIS_MOCK_VERSION") or "0.3.1"
 
 
 class KinesisMockPackage(Package):