diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 21d1d6e..f171cb1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,59 +35,59 @@ Unicode Test
 
     txt = "This is a test ---"
     r = slugify(txt)
-    self.assertEquals(r, "this-is-a-test")
+    self.assertEqual(r, "this-is-a-test")
 
     txt = "This -- is a ## test ---"
     r = slugify(txt)
-    self.assertEquals(r, "this-is-a-test")
+    self.assertEqual(r, "this-is-a-test")
 
     txt = 'C\'est déjà l\'été.'
     r = slugify(txt)
-    self.assertEquals(r, "cest-deja-lete")
+    self.assertEqual(r, "cest-deja-lete")
 
     txt = 'Nín hǎo. Wǒ shì zhōng guó rén'
     r = slugify(txt)
-    self.assertEquals(r, "nin-hao-wo-shi-zhong-guo-ren")
+    self.assertEqual(r, "nin-hao-wo-shi-zhong-guo-ren")
 
     txt = 'Компьютер'
     r = slugify(txt)
-    self.assertEquals(r, "kompiuter")
+    self.assertEqual(r, "kompiuter")
 
     txt = 'jaja---lol-méméméoo--a'
     r = slugify(txt)
-    self.assertEquals(r, "jaja-lol-mememeoo-a")
+    self.assertEqual(r, "jaja-lol-mememeoo-a")
 
     txt = 'jaja---lol-méméméoo--a'
     r = slugify(txt, max_length=9)
-    self.assertEquals(r, "jaja-lol")
+    self.assertEqual(r, "jaja-lol")
 
     txt = 'jaja---lol-méméméoo--a'
     r = slugify(txt, max_length=15)
-    self.assertEquals(r, "jaja-lol-mememe")
+    self.assertEqual(r, "jaja-lol-mememe")
 
     txt = 'jaja---lol-méméméoo--a'
     r = slugify(txt, max_length=50)
-    self.assertEquals(r, "jaja-lol-mememeoo-a")
+    self.assertEqual(r, "jaja-lol-mememeoo-a")
 
     txt = 'jaja---lol-méméméoo--a'
     r = slugify(txt, max_length=15, word_boundary=True)
-    self.assertEquals(r, "jaja-lol-a")
+    self.assertEqual(r, "jaja-lol-a")
 
     txt = 'jaja---lol-méméméoo--a'
     r = slugify(txt, max_length=19, word_boundary=True)
-    self.assertEquals(r, "jaja-lol-mememeoo")
+    self.assertEqual(r, "jaja-lol-mememeoo")
 
     txt = 'jaja---lol-méméméoo--a'
     r = slugify(txt, max_length=20, word_boundary=True)
-    self.assertEquals(r, "jaja-lol-mememeoo-a")
+    self.assertEqual(r, "jaja-lol-mememeoo-a")
 
     txt = 'jaja---lol-méméméoo--a'
     r = slugify(txt, max_length=20, word_boundary=True, separator=".")
-    self.assertEquals(r, "jaja.lol.mememeoo.a")
+    self.assertEqual(r, "jaja.lol.mememeoo.a")
 
     txt = 'jaja---lol-méméméoo--a'
     r = slugify(txt, max_length=20, word_boundary=True, separator="ZZZZZZ")
-    self.assertEquals(r, "jajaZZZZZZlolZZZZZZmememeooZZZZZZa")
+    self.assertEqual(r, "jajaZZZZZZlolZZZZZZmememeooZZZZZZa")
 
 Uniqueness Test