diff --git a/docs/development/plugin-creation.md b/docs/development/plugin-creation.md
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--- a/docs/development/plugin-creation.md
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@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ esac
 
 Each plugin requires a `plugin.toml` descriptor file with the following required fields:
 
-```shell
+```toml
 [plugin]
 description = "dokku hello plugin"
 version = "0.1.0"