diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit-graph.txt b/Documentation/git-commit-graph.txt
index dececb79d7..f42f2a1481 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-commit-graph.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit-graph.txt
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ $ git commit-graph write
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 * Write a graph file, extending the current graph file using commits
-* in <pack-index>.
+  in <pack-index>.
 +
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 $ echo <pack-index> | git commit-graph write --stdin-packs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ $ git show-ref -s | git commit-graph write --stdin-commits
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 * Write a graph file containing all commits in the current
-* commit-graph file along with those reachable from HEAD.
+  commit-graph file along with those reachable from HEAD.
 +
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 $ git rev-parse HEAD | git commit-graph write --stdin-commits --append