diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 57a03877..1b8aeb13 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ Available Commands:
   delete      yq d [--inplace/-i] [--doc/-d index] sample.yaml a.b.c
   help        Help about any command
   merge       yq m [--inplace/-i] [--doc/-d index] [--overwrite/-x] sample.yaml sample2.yaml
-  new         yq n [--script/-s script_file] a.b.c newValueForC
+  new         yq n [--script/-s script_file] a.b.c newValue
   read        yq r [--doc/-d index] sample.yaml a.b.c
-  write       yq w [--inplace/-i] [--script/-s script_file] [--doc/-d index] sample.yaml a.b.c newValueForC
+  write       yq w [--inplace/-i] [--script/-s script_file] [--doc/-d index] sample.yaml a.b.c newValue
 
 Flags:
   -h, --help      help for yq
diff --git a/yq.go b/yq.go
index 00f7804a..60d40a8b 100644
--- a/yq.go
+++ b/yq.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func createWriteCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	var cmdWrite = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "write [yaml_file] [path] [value]",
 		Aliases: []string{"w"},
-		Short:   "yq w [--inplace/-i] [--script/-s script_file] [--doc/-d index] sample.yaml a.b.c newValueForC",
+		Short:   "yq w [--inplace/-i] [--script/-s script_file] [--doc/-d index] sample.yaml a.b.c newValue",
 		Example: `
 yq write things.yaml a.b.c cat
 yq write --inplace things.yaml a.b.c cat
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func createNewCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	var cmdNew = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "new [path] [value]",
 		Aliases: []string{"n"},
-		Short:   "yq n [--script/-s script_file] a.b.c newValueForC",
+		Short:   "yq n [--script/-s script_file] a.b.c newValue",
 		Example: `
 yq new a.b.c cat
 yq n a.b.c cat