diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cdff0eb..0368804 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ await fastify.register(import('@fastify/fastify-openapi-router-plugin'), {
           operationId: 'getPetById',
           ...
           security: [
-            { OAuth2: ['read:pets'] }
+            { OAuth2: ['pets:read'] }
           ]
         }
       }
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ await fastify.register(import('@fastify/fastify-openapi-router-plugin'), {
 ```
 
 > [!TIP]
-> The `scopes` returned by the security handler can contain **wildcards**. For example, if the security handler returns `{ scopes: ['read:*'] }`, the route will be authorized for any security scope that starts with `read:`.
+> The `scopes` returned by the security handler can contain **wildcards**. For example, if the security handler returns `{ scopes: ['pets:*'] }`, the route will be authorized for any security scope that starts with `pets:`.
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]
 > If your specification uses `http` security schemes with `in: cookie`, you must register [@fastify/cookie](https://github.com/fastify/fastify-cookie) before this plugin.
diff --git a/examples/petstore/app.js b/examples/petstore/app.js
index 6ca87f4..8b54315 100644
--- a/examples/petstore/app.js
+++ b/examples/petstore/app.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ await fastify.register(openApiRouter, {
         data: {
           user: { name: 'John Doe' }
         },
-        scopes: ['read:pets']
+        scopes: ['pets:read']
       };
     }
   },
diff --git a/examples/petstore/petstore.json b/examples/petstore/petstore.json
index 8721b6e..281fd8b 100644
--- a/examples/petstore/petstore.json
+++ b/examples/petstore/petstore.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
         },
         "security": [
           {
-            "petstore_auth": ["write:pets", "read:pets"]
+            "petstore_auth": ["pets:write", "pets:read"]
           }
         ],
         "requestBody": {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
         },
         "security": [
           {
-            "petstore_auth": ["write:pets", "read:pets"]
+            "petstore_auth": ["pets:write", "pets:read"]
           }
         ],
         "requestBody": {
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
         },
         "security": [
           {
-            "petstore_auth": ["write:pets", "read:pets"]
+            "petstore_auth": ["pets:write", "pets:read"]
           }
         ]
       }
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
         },
         "security": [
           {
-            "petstore_auth": ["write:pets", "read:pets"]
+            "petstore_auth": ["pets:write", "pets:read"]
           }
         ],
         "deprecated": true
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
         },
         "security": [
           {
-            "petstore_auth": ["write:pets"],
+            "petstore_auth": ["pets:write"],
             "api_key": []
           },
           {
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
         },
         "security": [
           {
-            "petstore_auth": ["write:pets", "read:pets"]
+            "petstore_auth": ["pets:write", "pets:read"]
           }
         ],
         "requestBody": {
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
         },
         "security": [
           {
-            "petstore_auth": ["write:pets", "read:pets"]
+            "petstore_auth": ["pets:write", "pets:read"]
           }
         ]
       }
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@
         },
         "security": [
           {
-            "petstore_auth": ["write:pets", "read:pets"]
+            "petstore_auth": ["pets:write", "pets:read"]
           }
         ],
         "requestBody": {
@@ -977,8 +977,8 @@
           "implicit": {
             "authorizationUrl": "http://petstore.swagger.io/oauth/dialog",
             "scopes": {
-              "write:pets": "modify pets in your account",
-              "read:pets": "read your pets"
+              "pets:write": "modify pets in your account",
+              "pets:read": "read your pets"
             }
           }
         }