diff --git a/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
index 5b627cfa..21634a08 100644
--- a/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
+++ b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-## Code of Conduct
+# Code of Conduct
+
 This project has adopted the [Amazon Open Source Code of Conduct](https://aws.github.io/code-of-conduct).
 For more information see the [Code of Conduct FAQ](https://aws.github.io/code-of-conduct-faq) or contact
 opensource-codeofconduct@amazon.com with any additional questions or comments.
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index af52fc07..8b9706b7 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@ documentation, we greatly value feedback and contributions from our community.
 Please read through this document before submitting any issues or pull requests to ensure we have all the necessary
 information to effectively respond to your bug report or contribution.
 
-
 ## Security issue notifications
-If you discover a potential security issue in this project we ask that you notify AWS/Amazon Security via our [vulnerability reporting page](http://aws.amazon.com/security/vulnerability-reporting/). Please do **not** create a public GitHub issue.
 
+If you discover a potential security issue in this project we ask that you notify AWS/Amazon Security via our [vulnerability reporting page](http://aws.amazon.com/security/vulnerability-reporting/). Please do **not** create a public GitHub issue.
 
 ## Reporting Bugs/Feature Requests
 
@@ -23,8 +22,8 @@ reported the issue. Please try to include as much information as you can. Detail
 * Any modifications you've made relevant to the bug
 * Anything unusual about your environment or deployment
 
-
 ## Contributing via Pull Requests
+
 Contributions via pull requests are much appreciated. Before sending us a pull request, please ensure that:
 
 1. You are working against the latest source on the *master* branch.
@@ -43,17 +42,16 @@ To send us a pull request, please:
 GitHub provides additional document on [forking a repository](https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo/) and
 [creating a pull request](https://help.github.com/articles/creating-a-pull-request/).
 
-
 ## Finding contributions to work on
-Looking at the existing issues is a great way to find something to contribute on. As our projects, by default, use the default GitHub issue labels (enhancement/bug/duplicate/help wanted/invalid/question/wontfix), looking at any 'help wanted' issues is a great place to start.
 
+Looking at the existing issues is a great way to find something to contribute on. As our projects, by default, use the default GitHub issue labels (enhancement/bug/duplicate/help wanted/invalid/question/wontfix), looking at any 'help wanted' issues is a great place to start.
 
 ## Code of Conduct
+
 This project has adopted the [Amazon Open Source Code of Conduct](https://aws.github.io/code-of-conduct).
 For more information see the [Code of Conduct FAQ](https://aws.github.io/code-of-conduct-faq) or contact
 opensource-codeofconduct@amazon.com with any additional questions or comments.
 
-
 ## Licensing
 
 See the LICENSE file for our project's licensing. We will ask you to confirm the licensing of your contribution.
diff --git a/SECURITY.md b/SECURITY.md
index 9d3b4f23..2de1f1c4 100644
--- a/SECURITY.md
+++ b/SECURITY.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## Reporting a Vulnerability
+# Reporting a Vulnerability
 
 If you discover a potential security issue in this project we ask that you notify AWS/Amazon Security
 via our [vulnerability reporting page](http://aws.amazon.com/security/vulnerability-reporting/) or directly via email to aws-security@amazon.com.