diff --git a/examples/quickstart-producer/README.md b/examples/quickstart-producer/README.md
index c1a2bcda..c190055e 100644
--- a/examples/quickstart-producer/README.md
+++ b/examples/quickstart-producer/README.md
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ This folder contains the Gradle project of the Kafka native producer used for th
 
 To build the producer:
 
- ```sh
-./gradlew build
+```sh
+$ ./gradlew build
 ```
 
 which generates the `quickstart-producer-all.jar` file under the `build/libs` folder.
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ which generates the `quickstart-producer-all.jar` file under the `build/libs` fo
 To run it:
 
 ```sh
-java -jar build/libs/quickstart-producer-all.jar --bootstrap-servers <kafka.connection.string> --topic stocks
+$ java -jar build/libs/quickstart-producer-all.jar --bootstrap-servers <kafka.connection.string> --topic stocks
 ```