diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ docker run --rm -i -v "$PWD:$PWD" -w "$PWD" ghcr.io/jqlang/jq:latest '.version'
 #### Instructions
 
 ```console
-git submodule update --init # if building from git to get oniguruma
-autoreconf -i               # if building from git
+git submodule update --init    # if building from git to get oniguruma
+autoreconf -i                  # if building from git
 ./configure --with-oniguruma=builtin
-make clean        # if upgrading from a version previously built from source
+make clean                     # if upgrading from a version previously built from source
 make -j8
 make check
 sudo make install