diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1a08f131c..2fd318361 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ We recommend setting this up as a pre-commit hook. One way to do this is by usin
 ```yaml
 # .pre-commit-config.yaml
 repos:
--   repo: https://github.com/Yelp/detect-secrets
+  - repo: https://github.com/Yelp/detect-secrets
     rev: v1.5.0
     hooks:
     -   id: detect-secrets