diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5bbf5e5a1..41ab0806f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ configuration.
 
 ```groovy
 dependencies {
-  compile 'com.google.googlejavaformat:google-java-format:1.10.0'
+  implementation 'com.google.googlejavaformat:google-java-format:1.10.0'
 }
 ```