diff --git a/README.Rmd b/README.Rmd
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+++ b/README.Rmd
@@ -24,16 +24,13 @@ stuart is a R package used to analyze whole genome genotyping results of animals
 
 You can install the released version of stuart from GitLab, by dowloading the latest tar.gz file and installing it with:
 
-```{r}
-install.packages(path_to/stuart_X.Y.Z.tar.gz, repos = NULL, type="source")
-
-```
+`install.packages(path_to/stuart_X.Y.Z.tar.gz, repos = NULL, type="source")`
 
 
 Or directly in R with:
-```{r}
-devtools::install_gitlab(repo="mouselab/stuart",host="gitlab.pasteur.fr")
-```
+
+`devtools::install_gitlab(repo="mouselab/stuart",host="gitlab.pasteur.fr")`
+
 
 
 ## Example
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 # stuart
 
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-
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 stuart is a R package used to analyze whole genome genotyping results of
@@ -17,10 +16,14 @@ parental strains alleles, etc.
 
 ## Installation
 
-You can install the released version of stuart from GitLab
+You can install the released version of stuart from GitLab, by
+dowloading the latest tar.gz file and installing it with:
+
+`install.packages(path_to/stuart_X.Y.Z.tar.gz, repos = NULL, type="source")`
+
+Or directly in R with:
 
-``` r
-```
+`devtools::install_gitlab(repo="mouselab/stuart",host="gitlab.pasteur.fr")`
 
 ## Example