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 ### Contributing Additional Packages
 In addition to following the Contributing section, the following steps can be used to add new packages for review (via a PR).
 1. Clone an existing, similar, package within the vendors directory. Name the new folder with the same name as the binary package being installed.
-2. At a minimum, update the VERSION, DESCRIPTION, and Makefile to reflect the binary being installed. Ensure that a test section exists and works.
+2. At a minimum, update the `VERSION`, `DESCRIPTION`, and `Makefile` to reflect the binary being installed. Ensure that a test section exists and works.
 3. Test the install and ensure that it downloads and runs as expected (`make -C install <your_package> INSTALL_PATH=/tmp`)
 4. Test the build (`make all`)
-5. Update the README.md (`make readme/build`)
+5. Update the `README.md` (`make readme/build`)