diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fd625d4d..1a060f3f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,43 +12,54 @@ The "smarty/smarty" package will start at libs/....   subfolder.
 
 To get the latest stable version of Smarty 3.1 use
 
-	"require": {
-	   "smarty/smarty": "~3.1"
-	}
+```json
+"require": {
+    "smarty/smarty": "~3.1"
+}
+```
 
 in your composer.json file.
- 
- To get the trunk version use
 
-	"require": {
-	   "smarty/smarty": "~3.1@dev"
-	}
+To get the trunk version use
+
+```json
+"require": {
+    "smarty/smarty": "~3.1@dev"
+}
+```
 
 For a specific version use something like
 
-	"require": {
-               	   "smarty/smarty": "3.1.19"
-    }
+```json
+"require": {
+    "smarty/smarty": "3.1.19"
+}
+```
 
 PHPUnit test can be installed by corresponding composer entries like
 
-	"require": {
-               	   "smarty/smarty-phpunit": "3.1.19"
-    }
+```json
+"require": {
+    "smarty/smarty-phpunit": "3.1.19"
+}
+```
 
 Similar applies for the lexer/parser generator
 
-	"require": {
-               	   "smarty/smarty-lexer": "3.1.19"
-    }
+```json
+"require": {
+    "smarty/smarty-lexer": "3.1.19"
+}
+```
 
 Or you could use
 
-	"require": {
-               	   "smarty/smarty-dev": "3.1.19"
-    }
+```json
+"require": {
+    "smarty/smarty-dev": "3.1.19"
+}
+```
 
 Which is a wrapper to install all 3 packages
 
-
 Composer can also be used for Smarty2 versions 2.6.24 to 2.6.28