diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
index e4bcfdc56..042879a05 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ If you are asking for help with fish, or you've found a bug:
 
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-* fish version: *output of fish --version*
+* fish version: [output of fish --version]
 * OS: [your operating system and how you installed fish e.g. Homebrew, Ubuntu PPA, distribution package]
 * terminal: [e.g. PuTTy, iTerm2, GNOME Terminal, VT220]