diff --git a/website/_config.yml b/website/_config.yml
index a8349bc..7bc7965 100644
--- a/website/_config.yml
+++ b/website/_config.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name: Cap'n Proto for Java
-markdown: rdiscount
+markdown: kramdown
+highlighter: rouge
 baseurl: /capnproto-java
 url: http://dwrensha.github.io/capnproto-java
diff --git a/website/index.md b/website/index.md
index ab42067..4bdbc5d 100644
--- a/website/index.md
+++ b/website/index.md
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Running `sbt test` should run the test suite.
 
 We can define types in a schema like this:
 
-```
+{% highlight capnp %}
 @0x9eb32e19f86ee174;
 using Java = import "/capnp/java.capnp";
 $Java.package("org.capnproto.examples");
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ struct Person {
 struct AddressBook {
   people @0 :List(Person);
 }
-```
+{% endhighlight %}
 
 Then, after running the schema compiler,
 we can then use those types from Java like this: