diff --git a/languages/xquery/xquery.json b/languages/xquery/xquery.json
index 17f4dc4..1ce9409 100644
--- a/languages/xquery/xquery.json
+++ b/languages/xquery/xquery.json
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 {
     "comments": {
-        "lineComment": "//",
-        "blockComment": [
-            "/*",
-            "*/"
-        ]
+        "lineComment": ["(:", ":)"],
+        "blockComment": [ "(:~", "~:)"]
     },
     "brackets": [
         [
@@ -20,4 +17,4 @@
             ")"
         ]
     ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}