diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Changes in synapse v0.12.0 (2015-12-09)
 
 * Host the client APIs released as r0 by
   https://matrix.org/docs/spec/r0.0.0/client_server.html
-  on paths prefixed by /_matrix/client/r0. (PR #430, PR #415, PR #400)
+  on paths prefixed by ``/_matrix/client/r0``. (PR #430, PR #415, PR #400)
 * Updates the client APIs to match r0 of the matrix specification.
 
   * All APIs return events in the new event format, old APIs also include
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ Changes in synapse v0.12.0 (2015-12-09)
   * Search results are now given as a JSON array rather than
     a JSON object (PR #405)
   * Miscellaneous changes to search (PR #403, PR #406, PR #412)
-  * Filter JSON objects may now be passed as query parameters to /sync
+  * Filter JSON objects may now be passed as query parameters to ``/sync``
     (PR #431)
-  * Fix implementation of /admin/whois (PR #418)
-  * Only include the rooms that user has left in /sync if the client requests
-    them in the filter (PR #423)
-  * Don't push for m.room.message by default (PR #411)
+  * Fix implementation of ``/admin/whois`` (PR #418)
+  * Only include the rooms that user has left in ``/sync`` if the client
+    requests them in the filter (PR #423)
+  * Don't push for ``m.room.message`` by default (PR #411)
   * Add API for setting per account user data (PR #392)
   * Allow users to forget rooms (PR #385)
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Changes in synapse v0.12.0 (2015-12-09)
     (PR #421, PR #420)
   * Add per-request counters for time spent in the database (PR #429)
   * Make state updates in the C+S API idempotent (PR #416)
-  * Only fire user_joined_room if the user has actually joined. (PR #410)
+  * Only fire ``user_joined_room`` if the user has actually joined. (PR #410)
   * Reuse a single http client, rather than creating new ones (PR #413)
 
 * Fixed a bug upgrading from older versions of synapse on postgresql (PR #417)