diff --git a/README-zng.md b/README-zng.md
index 4ac40e08..7a00b703 100644
--- a/README-zng.md
+++ b/README-zng.md
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ but we don't guarantee these will continue to work.
 This project is licensed under either of
 
  * Apache License, Version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) or
-   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
+   https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
  * MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT) or
-   http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+   https://opensource.org/license/mit/)
 
 at your option.
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 26088b1f..c05c67e5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # libz-sys
 
-A common library for linking `libz` to rust programs (also known as zlib).
+A common library for linking `libz` to Rust programs (also known as zlib).
 
 [Documentation](https://docs.rs/libz-sys)
 
@@ -33,9 +33,11 @@ if any library crate in your dependency graph wants stock zlib, `libz-sys` will
 use stock zlib.
 
 Library crates depending on `libz-sys` should use:
+
 ```
-libz-sys = { version = "1.1.0", default-features = false, features = ["libc"] }
+libz-sys = { version = "1.1", default-features = false, features = ["libc"] }
 ```
+
 (Omit the `libc` feature if you don't require the corresponding functions.)
 
 This allows higher-level crates depending on your library to opt into zlib-ng
@@ -61,14 +63,14 @@ but we don't guarantee these will continue to work.
 This project is licensed under either of
 
  * Apache License, Version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) or
-   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
+   https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
  * MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT) or
-   http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+   https://opensource.org/license/mit/)
 
 at your option.
 
 ### Contribution
 
 Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted
-for inclusion in `libz-sys` by you, as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be
-dual licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.
+for inclusion in `libz-sys` by you, as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall
+be dual licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.