diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 44aa9c1..5b82741 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,19 +40,22 @@ to true.
 A machine's host name is defined by `config.vm.hostname`. If this is not
 set, it falls back to the symbol defining the machine in the Vagrantfile.
 
-In addition, the hostmanager.aliases configuration option can be used to provide aliases for your host names.
+In addition, the `hostmanager.aliases` configuration attribute can be used
+to provide aliases for your host names.
 
 Example configuration:
 
-  Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
-    config.hostmanager.auto_update = true
-    config.hostmanager.ignore_private_ip = false
-    config.vm.define "example-box" do |node|
-       node.vm.hostname = "example-box-hostname"
-       node.vm.network :private_network, ip: "192.168.42.42"
-       node.hostmanager.aliases = %w(example-box.localdomain example-box-alias)
-    end
+```ruby
+Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
+  config.hostmanager.auto_update = true
+  config.hostmanager.ignore_private_ip = false
+  config.vm.define "example-box" do |node|
+    node.vm.hostname = "example-box-hostname"
+    node.vm.network :private_network, ip: "192.168.42.42"
+    node.hostmanager.aliases = %w(example-box.localdomain example-box-alias)
   end
+end
+```
 
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