diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -16,15 +16,19 @@ The VIP logo was designed by Max Langer under the [CC BY-NC-SA license](https://
 git config --global user.name "Jeanne Tartempion"                  # not "tartempion" or "jtartempion" or "root"
 git config --global user.email "jeanne.tartempion@university.fr"   # not "root@localhost"
 ```
+
 1. Developments are made in forks from the base repository. Developments lead to pull-requests that are merged by the owner(s) of the base repository.
-2. Starting from release 1.15, we adopt the branching model described [here](http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model). 
-3. When working on a new feature: 
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+2. Starting from release 1.15, we adopt the branching model described [here](http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model).
+
+3. When working on a new feature:
 * In your fork, create a new feature branch from the development branch:
 ```
 git checkout -b new_feature develop
 ```
-You may name your branch anything except master, develop, release-*, or hotfix-*
-3. When feature development is finished:
+* You may name your branch anything except `master`, `develop`, `release-*`, or `hotfix-*`.
+
+4. When feature development is finished:
 * Push your commits to Github (your fork).
 * Make a pull request to merge feature branch (in your fork) to development branch (in the base repository).