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 Our Commitment to Open Source can be found [here](https://vercel.com/oss).
 
 1. [Fork](https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo/) this repository to your own GitHub account and then [clone](https://help.github.com/articles/cloning-a-repository/) it to your local device.
-2. Create a new branch `git checkout -b MY_BRANCH_NAME`
+2. Create a new branch: `git checkout -b MY_BRANCH_NAME`
 3. Install yarn: `npm install -g yarn`
 4. Install the dependencies: `yarn`
 5. Run `yarn dev` to build and watch for code changes