diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 677a12831dc..d21ef5232d6 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ To setup a local development environment we recommend reading [Building Grafana
 ### Pull requests with new features
 Commits should be as small as possible, while ensuring that each commit is correct independently (i.e., each commit should compile and pass tests).
 
-Make sure to include `closes #<issue>` or `fixes #<issue>` in the pull request description.
+Make sure to include `Closes #<issue number>` or `Fixes #<issue number>` in the pull request description.
 
 ### Pull requests with bug fixes
-Please make all changes in one commit if possible. Include `closes #12345` in bottom of the commit message.
+Please make all changes in one commit if possible. Include `Closes #<issue number>` in bottom of the commit message.
 A commit message for a bug fix should look something like this.
 
 ```
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ provsioners each provisioner overwrite each other.
 filling up dashboard_versions quite fast if using
 default settings.
 
-closes #12864
+Closes #12864
 ```
 
-If the pull request needs changes before its merged the new commits should be rebased into one commit before its merged.
\ No newline at end of file
+If the pull request needs changes before its merged the new commits should be rebased into one commit before its merged.
diff --git a/docs/sources/auth/generic-oauth.md b/docs/sources/auth/generic-oauth.md
index 1a83432b8f7..510776750f3 100644
--- a/docs/sources/auth/generic-oauth.md
+++ b/docs/sources/auth/generic-oauth.md
@@ -217,10 +217,10 @@ Some OAuth2 providers might not support `client_id` and `client_secret` passed v
 results in `invalid_client` error. To allow Grafana to authenticate via these type of providers, the client identifiers must be
 send via POST body, which can be enabled via the following settings:
 
-    ```bash
-    [auth.generic_oauth]
-    send_client_credentials_via_post = true
-    ```
+```bash
+[auth.generic_oauth]
+send_client_credentials_via_post = true
+```
 
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