diff --git a/contribute/HowToApplyLicense.md b/contribute/HowToApplyLicense.md
index a6eab6b205..345f1448e8 100644
--- a/contribute/HowToApplyLicense.md
+++ b/contribute/HowToApplyLicense.md
@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@ like `git config --global alias.ci 'commit -s'`. Now you can commit with
 `git ci` and the commit will be signed.
 
 ### Configure your Git username/email
+```bash
 git config --global user.name "FirstName LastName"
 git config --global user.email "email@provider.com"
+```
 Refer [here](https://support.atlassian.com/bitbucket-cloud/docs/configure-your-dvcs-username-for-commits/) for additional details