diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c6c8a5a8..9c65ed7e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,16 +48,16 @@ $ pip install mysqlclient
 
 Install MySQL and mysqlclient:
 
-```
-# Assume you are activating Python 3 venv
+```bash
+$ # Assume you are activating Python 3 venv
 $ brew install mysql pkg-config
 $ pip install mysqlclient
 ```
 
 If you don't want to install MySQL server, you can use mysql-client instead:
 
-```
-# Assume you are activating Python 3 venv
+```bash
+$ # Assume you are activating Python 3 venv
 $ brew install mysql-client pkg-config
 $ export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/opt/homebrew/opt/mysql-client/lib/pkgconfig"
 $ pip install mysqlclient
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ compiler/linker flags.
 You can use `MYSQLCLIENT_CFLAGS` and `MYSQLCLIENT_LDFLAGS` environment
 variables to customize compiler/linker options.
 
-```
+```bash
 $ export MYSQLCLIENT_CFLAGS=`pkg-config mysqlclient --cflags`
 $ export MYSQLCLIENT_LDFLAGS=`pkg-config mysqlclient --libs`
 $ pip install mysqlclient