diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index a5e7db1..d5471b2 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ java::oracle { 'jdk8' :
 }
 ~~~
 
-To install a specific release of a Java version, e.g. 8u101-b13, provide both parameters `major_version` and `minor_version` as follows:
+To install a specific release of a Java version, e.g. 8u101-b13, provide both parameters `version_major` and `version_minor` as follows:
 
 ~~~
 java::oracle { 'jdk8' :
   ensure  => 'present',
-  major_version => '8u101',
-  minor_version => 'b13',
+  version_major => '8u101',
+  version_minor => 'b13',
   java_se => 'jdk',
 }
 ~~~
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@ The following parameters are available in `java::oracle`:
 #####`version`
 Version of Java Standard Edition (SE) to install. 6, 7 or 8.
 
-#####`major_version`
-Major version of the Java Standard Edition (SE) to install. Must be used together with `minor_version`. For example, '8u101'.
+#####`version_major`
+Major version of the Java Standard Edition (SE) to install. Must be used together with `version_minor`. For example, '8u101'.
 
-#####`minor_version`
-Minor version (or build version) of the Java Standard Edition (SE) to install. Must be used together with `major_version`. For example, 'b13'.
+#####`version_minor`
+Minor version (or build version) of the Java Standard Edition (SE) to install. Must be used together with `version_major`. For example, 'b13'.
 
 #####`java_se`
 Type of Java SE to install, jdk or jre.
diff --git a/manifests/oracle.pp b/manifests/oracle.pp
index d5eeb82..cc080a3 100644
--- a/manifests/oracle.pp
+++ b/manifests/oracle.pp
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
 # Version of Java to install, e.g. '7' or '8'. Default values for major and minor 
 # versions will be used.
 #
-# [*major_version*]
+# [*version_major*]
 # Major version which should be installed, e.g. '8u101'. Must be used together with
-# minor_version.
+# version_minor.
 #
-# [*minor_version*]
+# [*version_minor*]
 # Minor version which should be installed, e.g. 'b12'. Must be used together with
-# major_version.
+# version_major.
 # 
 # [*java_se*]
 # Type of Java Standard Edition to install, jdk or jre.