diff --git a/docs/reference/upgrade.asciidoc b/docs/reference/upgrade.asciidoc
index 16ad61fe9a0..e1cab8832c9 100644
--- a/docs/reference/upgrade.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/upgrade.asciidoc
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ collection after the upgrade to use monitoring. Set
 `xpack.monitoring.collection.enabled` to `true` with the `_cluster/settings`
 API:
 
-[source,json]
+[source,js]
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 PUT /_cluster/settings
 {
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ PUT /_cluster/settings
 To take all of the {xpack} features for a spin, you can start a 30-day trial
 from Kibana, or with the Start Trial API:
 
-[source,json]
+[source,js]
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 POST _xpack/license/start_trial
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