diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -93,12 +93,14 @@ stringify Ed25519 and thus present them to users. It's also commonly used when
 Ed25519 keys need to be inserted into JSON.
 
 Changelog: Add the `Ed25519PublicKey::to_base64()` method which can be used to
-stringify the Ed25519 public key.
+  stringify the Ed25519 public key.
 ```
 
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