diff --git a/docs/language/functions/regexp_replace.md b/docs/language/functions/regexp_replace.md
index 2562d82399..7ae37894a3 100644
--- a/docs/language/functions/regexp_replace.md
+++ b/docs/language/functions/regexp_replace.md
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ echo '"option: value"' | zq -z 'yield regexp_replace(this,/(?P<key>\w+):\s+(?P<v
 ```
 
 Wrap a named reference in curly braces to avoid ambiguity:
+
 ```mdtest-command
 echo '"option: value"' | zq -z 'yield regexp_replace(this,/(?P<key>\w+):\s+(?P<value>\w+)$/,"$key=${value}AppendedText")' -
 ```