diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING b/CONTRIBUTING
index eeaafc21..3d438b27 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ your name or nickname):
   large and to the detriment of my heirs and successors.  I intend this
   dedication to be an overt act of relinquishment in perpetuity of all
   present and future rights to this software under copyright law.
-  
-  
-  
-The command to create an empty commit from the command line is 
+
+The command to create an empty commit from the command-line is:
 
   git commit --allow-empty