diff --git a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/spring-cloud-config.adoc b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/spring-cloud-config.adoc
index 482fd0c2..0de707b9 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/spring-cloud-config.adoc
+++ b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/spring-cloud-config.adoc
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ spring:
     password: '{cipher}FKSAJDFGYOS8F7GLHAKERGFHLSAJ'
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-Encrypted values in a .properties file must not be wrapped in quotes. Otherwise, the value is not decrypted. The following example shows values that would work:
+Encrypted values in `application.properties` file must not be wrapped in quotes. Otherwise, the value is not decrypted. The following example shows values that would work:
 
 .application.properties
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