diff --git a/README b/README
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--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
-Linux kernel
-============
+ Linux kernel
+==============
 
-There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
+  There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
 be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
 Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
 
-In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
+  In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
 ``make pdfdocs``.  The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
 
     https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
 
-There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
+  There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
 several of them using the reStructuredText markup notation.
 
-Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
+  Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
 requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
 the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.