diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bb82d8e74f6d6419958b9910b5e7113670d70fbf..c52566a7dfeb5d03faebc6dda6d1f20da7c065bf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ existing Hackage package(s).
   you submit a PR).
 
 - The patches SHOULD work with at least GHC HEAD and the most recent
-  stable released GHC version (currently this means with GHC 8.6.1 and
-  GHC 8.7).
+  stable released GHC version (currently this means with GHC 8.8.1 and
+  GHC 8.9).
 
 - The patches SHOULD ideally result in the same code being compiled,
   as one of the main purposes of these patches is to make regression
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ mentioned will enter the *HEAD.hackage* package index; if there is a
 (i.e. mutated!). If there is a `.cabal` file, it is included as a
 revision in the package index. Consequently, if there is only a
 `.cabal` file and no `.patch` file, the original source `.tar.gz` is
-included verbatimely (i.e. *not* mutated).
+included in verbatim (i.e. *not* mutated).
 
 If this operation succeeds, the `HEAD.hackage` package index at
 http://HEAD.hackage.haskell.org/ is updated to contain the new index