diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 35b4ecad..77d0a82c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -135,19 +135,19 @@ $ < /tmp/test.txt bb -io '(shuffle *in*)'
 For converting JSON to EDN, see [jet](https://github.com/borkdude/jet).
 
 ``` shellsession
-$ curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/borkdude/babashka/tags \
-| jet --from json --keywordize --to edn \
-| bb '(-> *in* first :name (subs 1))'
+$ curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/borkdude/babashka/tags |
+  jet --from json --keywordize --to edn |
+  bb '(-> *in* first :name (subs 1))'
 "0.0.4"
 ```
 
 ### Get latest OS-specific download url from Github
 
 ``` shellsession
-$ curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/borkdude/babashka/releases \
-| jet --from json --keywordize \
-| bb '(-> *in* first :assets)' \
-| bb '(some #(re-find #".*linux.*" (:browser_download_url %)) *in*)'
+$ curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/borkdude/babashka/releases |
+  jet --from json --keywordize |
+  bb '(-> *in* first :assets)' |
+  bb '(some #(re-find #".*linux.*" (:browser_download_url %)) *in*)'
 "https://github.com/borkdude/babashka/releases/download/v0.0.4/babashka-0.0.4-linux-amd64.zip"
 ```