diff --git a/docs/tasks/task-configuration.md b/docs/tasks/task-configuration.md
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--- a/docs/tasks/task-configuration.md
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@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ run = [
 ### `dir`
 
 - **Type**: `string`
-- **Default**: `{{config_root}}` - the directory containing `mise.toml`, or in the case of something like `~/src/myproj/.config/mise.toml`, it will be `~/src/myproj`.
+- **Default**: <code v-pre>"{{ config_root }}"</code> - the directory containing `mise.toml`, or in the case of something like `~/src/myproj/.config/mise.toml`, it will be `~/src/myproj`.
 
 The directory to run the task from. The most common way this is used is when you want the task to execute
 in the user's current directory: