Question about doc.go comments

I'm trying to add an inline code, i.e. `this`, into a `doc.go` file for gomarkdoc to pickup, but it is escaping the backtick characters.

```
// `this` is an example
package applesauce
```

Becomes

```
\`this\` is an example
```

Instead of

```
`this` is an example
```

Is there some way to mask special characters like backtick so they aren't escaped?