diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7d60ca43f..257a36937 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <div align="center">
     <h1>Hyperlight</h1>
     <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hyperlight-dev/hyperlight/refs/heads/main/docs/assets/hyperlight-logo.png" width="150px" alt="hyperlight logo"/>
-    <p><strong>Hyperlight is a lightweight Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) designed to be embedded within applications. It enables safe execution of untrusted code within <i>micro virtual machines</i> with very low latency and minimal overhead.</strong></p>    
+    <p><strong>Hyperlight is a lightweight Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) designed to be embedded within applications. It enables safe execution of untrusted code within <i>micro virtual machines</i> with very low latency and minimal overhead.</strong></p>
 </div>
 
 > Note: Hyperlight is a nascent project with an evolving API and no guaranteed support. Assistance is provided on a
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ fn main() -> hyperlight_host::Result<()> {
 
     // Call a function in the guest
     let message = "Hello, World! I am executing inside of a VM :)\n".to_string();
-    // in order to call a function it first must be defined in the guest and exposed so that 
+    // in order to call a function it first must be defined in the guest and exposed so that
     // the host can call it
     let result = multi_use_sandbox.call_guest_function_by_name(
         "PrintOutput",
@@ -276,6 +276,9 @@ The Hyperlight project Slack is hosted in the CNCF Slack #hyperlight. To join th
 
 For more information, please refer to our compilation of documents in the [`docs/` directory](./docs/README.md).
 
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 ## Code of Conduct
 
 See the [CNCF Code of Conduct](https://github.com/cncf/foundation/blob/main/code-of-conduct.md).