diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bff31864..75d29b21 100644
--- a/README.md
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@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ terraform {
 
 To run the example, create a `terraform.tfvars`:
 
-```json
+```hcl
 dsv_client_id     = "a54bc1b6-7dd7-4fb1-a8ba-bbfa81820e40"
 dsv_client_secret = "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxx"
 dsv_tenant        = "mytenant"
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ dsv_secret_path   = "/path/to/a/test/secret"
 ```
 
 To run with AWS as auth provider 
-```json
+```hcl
 dsv_auth_provider = "aws"
 dsv_tenant        = "mytenant"
 dsv_role_name     = "example-role"