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@@ -106,25 +106,16 @@ curious about the direction of the project, check out `ROADMAP.md`.
 # Release process
 
 - After merging all relevant PRs for the upcoming release, pull the master branch
-    git checkout master
-    git pull
-
-
+    * `git checkout master`
+    * `git pull`
 - Update the version number in `mapboxgl/__init__.py` and push directly to master.
-
-
 - Tag the release
-    git tag <version>
-    git push --tags
-
-
-- Setup for pypi (one time only) - You'll need to `pip install twine` and set up your credentials in a `[~/.pypirc](https://docs.python.org/2/distutils/packageindex.html#pypirc)` [file](https://docs.python.org/2/distutils/packageindex.html#pypirc).
-
-
+    * `git tag <version>`
+    * `git push --tags`
+- Setup for pypi (one time only)
+    * You'll need to `pip install twine` and set up your credentials in a [~/.pypirc](https://docs.python.org/2/distutils/packageindex.html#pypirc) [file](https://docs.python.org/2/distutils/packageindex.html#pypirc).
 - Create the release files
-    rm dist/*  # clean out old releases if they exist
-    python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
-
-
+    * `rm dist/*`  # clean out old releases if they exist
+    * `python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel`
 - Upload the release files
-    twine upload dist/mapboxgl-*
+    * `twine upload dist/mapboxgl-*`