diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8235e2b..28a8118 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ new_version = version.increment!(:major)    # 1.1.0
 new_version = version.increment!(:minor)    # 0.2.0
 new_version = version.increment!(:patch)    # 0.1.1
 
-new_version = verstion.major!               # 1.1.0
-new_version = verstion.minor!               # 0.2.0
-new_version = verstion.patch!               # 0.1.1
+new_version = version.major!                # 1.1.0
+new_version = version.minor!                # 0.2.0
+new_version = version.patch!                # 0.1.1
 # (note: increment! & friends return a copy and leave the original unchanged)
 ```