diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 85f057cc0..e92d392f9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Rust bindings for the NumPy C-API.
 name = "numpy-test"
 
 [dependencies]
-pyo3 = "0.15"
+pyo3 = { version = "0.15", features = ["auto-initialize"] }
 numpy = "0.15"
 ```
 
@@ -68,11 +68,8 @@ name = "rust_ext"
 crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 
 [dependencies]
+pyo3 = { version = "0.15", features = ["extension-module"] }
 numpy = "0.15"
-
-[dependencies.pyo3]
-version = "0.15"
-features = ["extension-module"]
 ```
 
 ```rust
diff --git a/examples/linalg/Cargo.toml b/examples/linalg/Cargo.toml
index 4b1c13aa1..549dfe413 100644
--- a/examples/linalg/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/linalg/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ name = "rust_linalg"
 crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 
 [dependencies]
+pyo3 = { version = "0.15", features = ["extension-module"] }
 numpy = { path = "../.." }
 ndarray-linalg = { version = "0.14.1", features = ["openblas-static"] }
-
-[dependencies.pyo3]
-version = "0.15"
-features = ["extension-module"]
diff --git a/examples/simple-extension/Cargo.toml b/examples/simple-extension/Cargo.toml
index 0c3b14aae..cc91febba 100644
--- a/examples/simple-extension/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/simple-extension/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ name = "rust_ext"
 crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 
 [dependencies]
+pyo3 = { version = "0.15", features = ["extension-module"] }
 numpy = { path = "../.." }
 num-complex = "0.4.0"
-
-[dependencies.pyo3]
-version = "0.15"
-features = ["extension-module"]