diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 6113db8..572f716 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ repos:
     rev: ffb6a759a979008c0e6dff86e39f4745a2d9eac4 # frozen: v3.1.0
     hooks:
       - id: prettier
-        files: \.(html|md|yml|yaml|toml)
+        files: \.(html|yml|yaml|toml)
         args: [--prose-wrap=preserve]
 
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ repos:
         args: ["--fix", "--show-fixes", "--exit-non-zero-on-fix"]
       - id: ruff-format
 
+  - repo: https://github.com/executablebooks/mdformat
+    rev: 6c1288142f351100fb24babd44aedd20e1599e99 # frozen: 0.7.17
+    hooks:
+      - id: mdformat
+        additional_dependencies:
+          - mdformat-gfm
+          - mdformat_frontmatter
+
   - repo: https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell
     rev: "193cd7d27cd571f79358af09a8fb8997e54f8fff" # frozen: v2.3.0
     hooks:
diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE
similarity index 100%
rename from LICENSE.md
rename to LICENSE
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e1f9ec4..43f8914 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 ## Motivation
 
 1. Allow subpackages to be made visible to users without incurring import costs.
-2. Allow external libraries to be imported only when used, improving import times.
+1. Allow external libraries to be imported only when used, improving import times.
 
 For a more detailed discussion, see [the SPEC](https://scientific-python.org/specs/spec-0001/).
 
@@ -140,9 +140,6 @@ the `np` module returned will raise an error on attribute access. Using
 this feature is not all-or-nothing: One module may rely on one version of
 numpy, while another module may not set any requirement.
 
-_Note that the requirement must use the package [distribution name][] instead
-of the module [import name][]. For example, the `pyyaml` distribution provides
+_Note that the requirement must use the package [distribution name](https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/glossary/#term-Distribution-Package) instead
+of the module [import name](https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/glossary/#term-Import-Package). For example, the `pyyaml` distribution provides
 the `yaml` module for import._
-
-[distribution name]: https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/glossary/#term-Distribution-Package
-[import name]: https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/glossary/#term-Import-Package
diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index a749d39..d328e80 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -13,38 +13,48 @@ Example `version number`
 ## Process
 
 - Set release variables:
-
-      export VERSION=<version number>
-      export PREVIOUS=<previous version number>
-      export ORG="scientific-python"
-      export REPO="lazy-loader"
-      export LOG="CHANGELOG.md"
-
+    ```bash
+    export VERSION=<version number>
+    export PREVIOUS=<previous version number>
+    export ORG="scientific-python"
+    export REPO="lazy-loader"
+    export LOG="CHANGELOG.md"
+    ```
 - Autogenerate release notes
 
-      changelist ${ORG}/${REPO} v${PREVIOUS} main --version ${VERSION} --config pyproject.toml --out ${VERSION}.md
+  ```bash
+  changelist ${ORG}/${REPO} v${PREVIOUS} main --version ${VERSION} --config pyproject.toml --out ${VERSION}.md
+  ```
 
 - Put the output of the above command at the top of `CHANGELOG.md`
 
-      cat ${VERSION}.md | cat - ${LOG} > temp && mv temp ${LOG}
+  ```bash
+  cat ${VERSION}.md | cat - ${LOG} > temp && mv temp ${LOG}
+  ```
 
 - Update `version` in `lazy_loader/__init__.py`.
 
 - Commit changes:
 
-      git add lazy_loader/__init__.py ${LOG}
-      git commit -m "Designate ${VERSION} release"
+  ```bash
+  git add lazy_loader/__init__.py ${LOG}
+  git commit -m "Designate ${VERSION} release"
+  ```
 
 - Tag the release in git:
 
-      git tag -s v${VERSION} -m "signed ${VERSION} tag"
+  ```bash
+  git tag -s v${VERSION} -m "signed ${VERSION} tag"
+  ```
 
   If you do not have a gpg key, use -u instead; it is important for
   Debian packaging that the tags are annotated
 
 - Push the new meta-data to github:
 
-      git push --tags origin main
+  ```bash
+  git push --tags origin main
+  ```
 
   where `origin` is the name of the `github.com:scientific-python/lazy-loader`
   repository
@@ -58,13 +68,15 @@ Example `version number`
 
 - Update https://github.com/scientific-python/lazy-loader/milestones:
 
-      - close old milestone
-      - ensure new milestone exists (perhaps setting due date)
+  - close old milestone
+  - ensure new milestone exists (perhaps setting due date)
 
 - Update `version` in `lazy_loader/__init__.py`.
 
 - Commit changes:
 
-      git add lazy_loader/__init__.py
-      git commit -m 'Bump version'
-      git push origin main
+  ```bash
+  git add lazy_loader/__init__.py
+  git commit -m 'Bump version'
+  git push origin main
+  ```