diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
index f063e7b..e5cbb83 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.rst
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ To preserve good formatting of these notes, the following format is prescribed:
 
 An example of that:
 
-.. code-block:: git
+.. code-block:: console
 
    ...