diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 3de5fa9c82..a9c87e38da 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ git - the stupid content tracker
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
+[verse]
 'git' [--version] [--exec-path[=GIT_EXEC_PATH]] [-p|--paginate]
-	[--bare] [--git-dir=GIT_DIR] [--help] COMMAND [ARGS]
+    [--bare] [--git-dir=GIT_DIR] [--help] COMMAND [ARGS]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------