diff --git a/crates/prek/src/cli/auto_update.rs b/crates/prek/src/cli/auto_update.rs
index 9bbada5a..08c7c968 100644
--- a/crates/prek/src/cli/auto_update.rs
+++ b/crates/prek/src/cli/auto_update.rs
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ fn write_display_events(
                 writeln!(
                     output,
                     "{}",
-                    format!("[{}]", project.user_display()).yellow().bold()
+                    format!("{}", project.user_display()).yellow().bold()
                 )?;
                 current_project = Some(project);
                 current_repo = None;
diff --git a/crates/prek/tests/auto_update.rs b/crates/prek/tests/auto_update.rs
index 6d453d1e..237783c0 100644
--- a/crates/prek/tests/auto_update.rs
+++ b/crates/prek/tests/auto_update.rs
@@ -1535,14 +1535,14 @@ fn auto_update_workspace() -> Result<()> {
     success: true
     exit_code: 0
     ----- stdout -----
-    [project-a/.pre-commit-config.yaml]
+    project-a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
       [HOME]/test-repos/workspace-repo1
         updating rev `v1.0.0` -> `v2.0.0`
 
       [HOME]/test-repos/workspace-repo2
         updating rev `v1.0.0` -> `v1.5.0`
 
-    [project-b/.pre-commit-config.yaml]
+    project-b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
       [HOME]/test-repos/workspace-repo2
         updating rev `v1.0.0` -> `v1.5.0`