diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fa3cc50..53f4a7d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ http.get('http://localhost:9200', { agent })
     .end()
 ```
 
-You can also pass custom options intended only for the proxy CONNECT request with the `proxyConnectOptions` option,
+You can also pass custom options intended only for the proxy CONNECT request with the `proxyRequestOptions` option,
 such as headers or `tls.connect()` options:
 
 ```js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ const agent = new HttpProxyAgent({
   maxSockets: 256,
   maxFreeSockets: 256,
   proxy: 'https://localhost:8080',
-  proxyConnectOptions: {
+  proxyRequestOptions: {
     headers: {
       'Proxy-Authorization': 'Basic YWxhZGRpbjpvcGVuc2VzYW1l',
     },