diff --git a/README.rst b/README.md
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@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ usage
 
 To build all packages, execute the following commands:
 
+```
 python3 -m pip install build
 
 cd xndlib
@@ -30,3 +31,4 @@ python3 -m build .
 cd ../gumath
 git clone https://github.com/xnd-project/xnd source/xnd
 python3 -m build .
+```