diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a3425105..93573f6e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -286,10 +286,10 @@ $ git clone https://github.com/bsp2/VeeSeeVSTRack.git
 $ cd VeeSeeVSTRack/
 ```
 
-<unpack dep/dep.7z>
+<unpack `dep/dep.7z`>
 (contains the source codes and MSVC-precompiled libraries)
 
-Edit dep/yac/install_msvc.mk and adjust the LIB_INSTALL_PREFIX, WINDDK_PATH, VCTK, W32API_INC, W32API_LIB as required.
+Edit `dep/yac/install_msvc.mk` and adjust the `LIB_INSTALL_PREFIX`, `WINDDK_PATH`, `VCTK`, `W32API_INC`, `W32API_LIB` as required.
 
 ```
 $ alias m="make -j 20 makefile.msvc"
@@ -298,15 +298,15 @@ $ cd plugins
 $ m bin
 $ cd ..
 ```
-Edit vst2_common_msvc_pre.mk and adjust the VST2 SDK path
+Edit `vst2_common_msvc_pre.mk` and adjust the VST2 SDK path
 ```
 $ m bin
 ```
-If the build succeeded, the effect and instrument plugin DLLs can now be found in the vst2_bin/ folder.
+If the build succeeded, the effect and instrument plugin DLLs can now be found in the `vst2_bin/` folder.
 
 Last but not least, please don't ask me for the VST2 SDK.
 It is not permitted to redistribute it and Steinberg has discontinued it.
-I heard that the aeffect.h / aeffectx.h files are still included in the VST3.
+I heard that the `aeffect.h` / `aeffectx.h` files are still included in the VST3.
 
 
 # VCV Rack