diff --git a/plugin-gradle/README.md b/plugin-gradle/README.md
index 222ca47873..37247f9e8d 100644
--- a/plugin-gradle/README.md
+++ b/plugin-gradle/README.md
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ spotless {
 
 Configuration for Groovy is similar to [Java](#java).  Most java steps, like `licenseHeader` and `importOrder`, support Groovy as well as Java.
 
-The groovy formatter's default behavior is to format all `.groovy` and `.java` files found in the Groovy source directories.  If you would like to exclude the `.java` files, set the parameter `excludeJava` to `true`, or you can set the `target` parameter as described in the [Custom rules](#custom) section.
+The groovy formatter's default behavior is to format all `.groovy` and `.java` files found in the Groovy source directories.  If you would like to exclude the `.java` files, set the parameter `excludeJava`, or you can set the `target` parameter as described in the [Custom rules](#custom) section.
 
 ```gradle
 apply plugin: 'groovy'
@@ -153,11 +153,11 @@ spotless {
 	}
 	groovy {
 		licenseHeaderFile 'spotless.license.java'
-		excludeJava // excludes all Java sources within the Groovy source dirs from formatting
+		excludeJava() // excludes all Java sources within the Groovy source dirs from formatting
 
 		// the Groovy Eclipse formatter extends the Java Eclipse formatter,
 		// so it formats Java files by default (unless `excludeJava` is used).
-		greclipseFormatFile 'greclipse.properties'
+		greclipse().configFile('greclipse.properties')
 	}
 }
 ```
@@ -167,10 +167,10 @@ The [Groovy-Eclipse](https://github.com/groovy/groovy-eclipse) formatter is base
 ```gradle
 spotless {
 	groovy {
-		// Use the default version and default Groovy-Eclipse default configuration
-		greclipseFormat()
+		// Use the default version and Groovy-Eclipse default configuration
+		greclipse()
 		// optional: you can specify a specific version or config file(s)
-		greclipseFormat('2.3.0').configFile(spotless.eclipseformat.xml', 'org.codehaus.groovy.eclipse.ui.prefs')
+		greclipse('2.3.0').configFile('spotless.eclipseformat.xml', 'org.codehaus.groovy.eclipse.ui.prefs')
 	}
 }
 ```