diff --git a/crates/nu_plugin_gstat/README.md b/crates/nu_plugin_gstat/README.md
index 2905f18962..3595e5ebef 100644
--- a/crates/nu_plugin_gstat/README.md
+++ b/crates/nu_plugin_gstat/README.md
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ To install:
 
 To register (from inside Nushell):
 ```
-> register <path to installed plugin> --encoding capnp
\ No newline at end of file
+> register <path to installed plugin> --encoding json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/nu_plugin_query/README.md b/crates/nu_plugin_query/README.md
index 4a9e59c99c..1dbf2dc067 100644
--- a/crates/nu_plugin_query/README.md
+++ b/crates/nu_plugin_query/README.md
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ To install:
 
 To register (from inside Nushell):
 ```
-> register <path to installed plugin> --encoding capnp
\ No newline at end of file
+> register <path to installed plugin> --encoding json
\ No newline at end of file