diff --git a/docs/src/_parts/install.md b/docs/src/_parts/install.md
index fa82997c6..bab99074d 100644
--- a/docs/src/_parts/install.md
+++ b/docs/src/_parts/install.md
@@ -24,3 +24,6 @@ juju deploy k8s --channel=latest/stable \
     --base "ubuntu@22.04" \
     --constraints "cores=2 mem=8G root-disk=16G virt-type=virtual-machine"
 <!-- juju vm end -->
+<!-- juju controlplane custom config start -->
+juju deploy k8s --config ./k8s-config.yaml --channel=1.32/stable
+<!-- juju controlplane custom config end -->
diff --git a/docs/src/charm/howto/install-custom.md b/docs/src/charm/howto/install-custom.md
index dbb4a74a5..49ca72c3c 100644
--- a/docs/src/charm/howto/install-custom.md
+++ b/docs/src/charm/howto/install-custom.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ configuration options.
 ## What you'll need
 
 This guide assumes the following:
+
 -  You have Juju installed on your system with your cloud credentials
 configured and a controller bootstrapped
 - A Juju model is created and selected
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ k8s:
   local-storage-enabled: true
   local-storage-reclaim-policy: "Retain"
 ```
+
 You can find a full list of configuration options in the
 [charm configurations] page.
 
@@ -56,8 +58,9 @@ align with your requirements.
 
 Deploy the `k8s` charm with your custom configuration:
 
-```bash
-juju deploy k8s --config ./k8s-config.yaml
+```{literalinclude} ../../_parts/install.md
+:start-after: <!-- juju controlplane custom config start -->
+:end-before: <!-- juju controlplane custom config end -->
 ```
 
 ## Bootstrap the cluster