From dcfb9730663e57a852d4d35f6db5b9942eed8967 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tshepang Mbambo <tshepang@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2022 22:43:59 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] address review comment

https://github.com/rust-lang/rustc-dev-guide/pull/1394#discussion_r934019395
---
 src/contributing.md | 12 +++++++++---
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/contributing.md b/src/contributing.md
index 217a8fb1..e59bb0a7 100644
--- a/src/contributing.md
+++ b/src/contributing.md
@@ -450,16 +450,22 @@ Just a few things to keep in mind:
     For the action to pick the date,
     add a special annotation before specifying the date:
 
-        <!-- date-check --> Jul 2022
+    ```md
+    <!-- date-check --> Jul 2022
+    ```
 
     Example:
 
-        As of <!-- date-check --> Jul 2022, the foo did the bar.
+    ```md
+    As of <!-- date-check --> Jul 2022, the foo did the bar.
+    ```
 
     For cases where the date should not be part of the visible rendered output,
     use the following instead:
 
-        <!-- date-check: Jul 2022 -->
+    ```md
+    <!-- date-check: Jul 2022 -->
+    ```
 
   - A link to a relevant WG, tracking issue, `rustc` rustdoc page, or similar, that may provide
     further explanation for the change process or a way to verify that the information is not