diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e34b6eb..61b6316 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ For this example, in addition to tarpc, also add two other dependencies to
 your `Cargo.toml`:
 
 ```toml
-futures-preview = { version = "0.3.0-alpha.17" }
+futures-preview = "0.3.0-alpha.17"
 tokio = "0.2.0-alpha.1"
 ```
 
diff --git a/tarpc/src/lib.rs b/tarpc/src/lib.rs
index 5522e08..5fdb50b 100644
--- a/tarpc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/tarpc/src/lib.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 //! your `Cargo.toml`:
 //! 
 //! ```toml
-//! futures-preview = { version = "0.3.0-alpha.17" }
+//! futures-preview = "0.3.0-alpha.17"
 //! tokio = "0.2.0-alpha.1"
 //! ```
 //!