diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 
 For a standard OpenBMC release build, you want something like:
 
-```
+```sh
 meson -Dtests=disabled <build_dir>
 ninja -C <build_dir>
 ninja -C <build_dir> install
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
 For a test / debug build, a typical configuration is:
 
-```
+```sh
 meson -Dtests=enabled <build_dir>
 ninja -C <build_dir> test
 ```