diff --git a/rewrite-yaml/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/yaml/CreateYamlFile.java b/rewrite-yaml/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/yaml/CreateYamlFile.java
index 157cb2f7db3..adbcf45ecd0 100644
--- a/rewrite-yaml/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/yaml/CreateYamlFile.java
+++ b/rewrite-yaml/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/yaml/CreateYamlFile.java
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ public class CreateYamlFile extends ScanningRecipe<AtomicBoolean> {
     @Language("yml")
     @Option(displayName = "File contents",
             description = "Multiline text content for the file.",
-            example = "a:\nproperty: value\nanother:\nproperty: value",
+            example = "a:\n" +
+                      "  property: value\n" +
+                      "another:\n" +
+                      "  property: value",
             required = false)
     @Nullable
     String fileContents;