diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ef504295..4eede998 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ curl -SL https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/v2.11.2/docker-comp
 chmod +x ~/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-compose
 ```
 
-Next decide on a directory where you would like to put the stack-orchestrator program. Typically this would be 
-a "user" binary directory such as `~/bin` or perhaps `/usr/local/laconic` or possibly just the current working directory.
+Next decide on a directory where you would like to put the stack-orchestrator program. Typically this would be a "user" binary directory such as `~/bin` or perhaps `/usr/local/laconic` or possibly just the current working directory.
 
 Now, having selected that directory, download the latest release from [this page](https://git.vdb.to/cerc-io/stack-orchestrator/tags) into it (we're using `~/bin` below for concreteness but edit to suit if you selected a different directory). Also be sure that the destination directory exists and is writable:
 
@@ -56,6 +55,7 @@ echo "distribution-url: https://git.vdb.to/cerc-io/stack-orchestrator/releases/d
 ```
 
 ### Update
+
 If Stack Orchestrator was installed using the process described above, it is able to subsequently self-update to the current latest version by running:
 
 ```bash
@@ -78,5 +78,3 @@ See the [CONTRIBUTING.md](/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md) for developer mode install.
 ## Platform Support
 
 Native aarm64 is _not_ currently supported. x64 emulation on ARM64 macos should work (not yet tested).
-
-