diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7268b5e..1c6e942 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ Download [the latest JAR][dl] or depend via Maven:
 ```
 or Gradle:
 ```groovy
-compile 'com.squareup.moshi:moshi:1.5.0'
+implementation 'com.squareup.moshi:moshi:1.5.0'
 ```
 and for additional Kotlin support:
 ```xml
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ and for additional Kotlin support:
 ```
 or Gradle:
 ```groovy
-compile 'com.squareup.moshi:moshi-kotlin:1.5.0'
+implementation 'com.squareup.moshi:moshi-kotlin:1.5.0'
 ```
 
 Snapshots of the development version are available in [Sonatype's `snapshots` repository][snap].
diff --git a/adapters/README.md b/adapters/README.md
index d3808e5..d94849c 100644
--- a/adapters/README.md
+++ b/adapters/README.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Download [the latest JAR][1] or grab via [Maven][2]:
 ```
 or [Gradle][2]:
 ```groovy
-compile 'com.squareup.moshi:moshi-adapters:latest.version'
+implementation 'com.squareup.moshi:moshi-adapters:latest.version'
 ```
 
 Snapshots of the development version are available in [Sonatype's `snapshots` repository][snap].