diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7a8a80f..348f66f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Installation via [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/)
  * Add a `composer.json` file to your project:
     ```json
     {
-      "require" {
+      "require": {
         "rych/bencode": "1.0.*"
       }
     }