diff --git a/doc/reuse/substitutions.txt b/doc/reuse/substitutions.txt
index 916bac40..55a629f2 100644
--- a/doc/reuse/substitutions.txt
+++ b/doc/reuse/substitutions.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 .. |ubuntu-latest-version| replace:: 23.04
 .. |ubuntu-latest-codename| replace:: Lunar Lobster
+.. role:: command(literal)