diff --git a/doc/development/deprecations.rst b/doc/development/deprecations.rst
index bcfa060fe02..c91979963a9 100644
--- a/doc/development/deprecations.rst
+++ b/doc/development/deprecations.rst
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ deprecations are listed below.
 Pending deprecations
 --------------------
 
-* `Device`, `QubitDevice`, and `QutritDevice` will no longer be imported top level in v0.40.  They instead
-  we be available as `qml.devices.LegacyDevice`, `qml.devices.QubitDevice`, and `qml.devices.QutritDevice`
+* ``Device``, ``QubitDevice``, and ``QutritDevice`` will no longer be imported top level in v0.40.  They instead
+  we be available as ``qml.devices.LegacyDevice``, ``qml.devices.QubitDevice``, and ``qml.devices.QutritDevice``
   respectively.
 
   - Deprecated top level access in v0.39