diff --git a/docs/devel/api-conventions.md b/docs/devel/api-conventions.md
index 35ae7bb6d5d..cf389231a3e 100644
--- a/docs/devel/api-conventions.md
+++ b/docs/devel/api-conventions.md
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ Objects that contain both spec and status should not contain additional top-leve
 
 The `FooCondition` type for some resource type `Foo` may include a subset of the following fields, but must contain at least `type` and `status` fields:
 
-```golang
+```go
 	Type               FooConditionType  `json:"type" description:"type of Foo condition"`
 	Status             ConditionStatus   `json:"status" description:"status of the condition, one of True, False, Unknown"`
 	LastHeartbeatTime  unversioned.Time         `json:"lastHeartbeatTime,omitempty" description:"last time we got an update on a given condition"`