diff --git a/.gitlab/merge_request_templates/Default.md b/.gitlab/merge_request_templates/Default.md
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--- a/.gitlab/merge_request_templates/Default.md
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@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 ### What does this MR do and why?
 <!-- Describe in detail what your merge request does and why. -->
 
+```
 %{first_multiline_commit}
+```