diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/template/README.md b/packages/react-scripts/template/README.md
index 05c41008..4267cebb 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/template/README.md
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/template/README.md
@@ -326,13 +326,14 @@ yarn add husky lint-staged prettier
 
 Now we can make sure every file is formatted correctly by adding a few lines to the `package.json` in the project root.
 
-Add the following line to `scripts` section:
+Add the following field to the `package.json` section:
 
 ```diff
-  "scripts": {
-+   "precommit": "lint-staged",
-    "start": "react-scripts start",
-    "build": "react-scripts build",
++  "husky": {
++    "hooks": {
++      "pre-commit": "lint-staged"
++    }
++  }
 ```
 
 Next we add a 'lint-staged' field to the `package.json`, for example: