diff --git a/script/release/prepare-release.js b/script/release/prepare-release.js
index 91e9a4fc8766..cc1911d62a9f 100755
--- a/script/release/prepare-release.js
+++ b/script/release/prepare-release.js
@@ -89,13 +89,13 @@ async function createRelease (branchToTarget, isBeta) {
     if (newVersion.indexOf('nightly') > 0) {
       releaseBody = 'Note: This is a nightly release.  Please file new issues ' +
         'for any bugs you find in it.\n \n This release is published to npm ' +
-        'under the nightly tag and can be installed via npm install electron@nightly, ' +
-        `or npm i electron-nightly@${newVersion.substr(1)}.\n \n ${releaseNotes.text}`;
+        'under the nightly tag and can be installed via `npm install electron@nightly`, ' +
+        `or \`npm install electron-nightly@${newVersion.substr(1)}\`.\n \n ${releaseNotes.text}`;
     } else {
       releaseBody = 'Note: This is a beta release.  Please file new issues ' +
         'for any bugs you find in it.\n \n This release is published to npm ' +
-        'under the beta tag and can be installed via npm install electron@beta, ' +
-        `or npm i electron@${newVersion.substr(1)}.\n \n ${releaseNotes.text}`;
+        'under the beta tag and can be installed via `npm install electron@beta`, ' +
+        `or \`npm install electron@${newVersion.substr(1)}\`.\n \n ${releaseNotes.text}`;
     }
     releaseIsPrelease = true;
   } else {