diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a23a4c05..b99908c1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ The feature `evcxr` should be enabled when including Plotters to Jupyter Noteboo
 The following code shows a minimal example of this.
 
 ```text
-:dep plotters = { version = "^0.3.6", default_features = false, features = ["evcxr", "all_series", "all_elements"] }
+:dep plotters = { version = "^0.3.6", default-features = false, features = ["evcxr", "all_series", "all_elements"] }
 extern crate plotters;
 use plotters::prelude::*;
 
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ plotters = { git = "https://github.com/plotters-rs/plotters.git" }
 
 ### Reducing Depending Libraries && Turning Off Backends
 Plotters now supports use features to control the backend dependencies. By default, `BitMapBackend` and `SVGBackend` are supported,
-use `default_features = false` in the dependency description in `Cargo.toml` and you can cherry-pick the backend implementations.
+use `default-features = false` in the dependency description in `Cargo.toml` and you can cherry-pick the backend implementations.
 
 - `svg` Enable the `SVGBackend`
 - `bitmap` Enable the `BitMapBackend`
@@ -513,16 +513,16 @@ For example, the following dependency description would avoid compiling with bit
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies]
-plotters = { git = "https://github.com/plotters-rs/plotters.git", default_features = false, features = ["svg"] }
+plotters = { git = "https://github.com/plotters-rs/plotters.git", default-features = false, features = ["svg"] }
 ```
 
 The library also allows consumers to make use of the [`Palette`](https://crates.io/crates/palette/) crate's color types by default.
-This behavior can also be turned off by setting `default_features = false`.
+This behavior can also be turned off by setting `default-features = false`.
 
 ### List of Features
 
 This is the full list of features that is defined by `Plotters` crate. 
-Use `default_features = false` to disable those default enabled features,
+Use `default-features = false` to disable those default enabled features,
 and then you should be able to cherry-pick what features you want to include into `Plotters` crate. 
 By doing so, you can minimize the number of dependencies down to only `itertools` and compile time is less than 6s.
 
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index 5a6c9a7a..060e922a 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ Thus, if plotters is imported with default feature set, there would require no c
 should be make with your `Crates.toml`: 
 
 ```toml
-plotters = {version = "0.3", default_features = false, features = ["bitmap_backend", "svg_backend"]} # Instead of using feature "bitmap" and "svg"
+plotters = {version = "0.3", default-features = false, features = ["bitmap_backend", "svg_backend"]} # Instead of using feature "bitmap" and "svg"
 ```
 
 For non tier 1 backends, manmually import is required (Please note tier on backends can be imported in same way). For example:
 
 ```toml
-plotters = {version = "0.3", default_features = false} # Instead of having features = ["cairo"] at this point
+plotters = {version = "0.3", default-features = false} # Instead of having features = ["cairo"] at this point
 plotters-cairo = "0.3" # We should import the cairo backend in this way.
 ```
 
diff --git a/doc-template/readme.template.md b/doc-template/readme.template.md
index e4f081e7..980be43e 100644
--- a/doc-template/readme.template.md
+++ b/doc-template/readme.template.md
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ The feature `evcxr` should be enabled when including Plotters to Jupyter Noteboo
 The following code shows a minimal example of this.
 
 ```text
-:dep plotters = { git = "https://github.com/plotters-rs/plotters", default_features = false, features = ["evcxr"] }
+:dep plotters = { git = "https://github.com/plotters-rs/plotters", default-features = false, features = ["evcxr"] }
 extern crate plotters;
 use plotters::prelude::*;
 
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ plotters = { git = "https://github.com/plotters-rs/plotters.git" }
 
 ### Reducing Depending Libraries && Turning Off Backends
 Plotters now supports use features to control the backend dependencies. By default, `BitMapBackend` and `SVGBackend` are supported,
-use `default_features = false` in the dependency description in `Cargo.toml` and you can cherry-pick the backend implementations.
+use `default-features = false` in the dependency description in `Cargo.toml` and you can cherry-pick the backend implementations.
 
 - `svg` Enable the `SVGBackend`
 - `bitmap` Enable the `BitMapBackend`
@@ -251,16 +251,16 @@ For example, the following dependency description would avoid compiling with bit
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies]
-plotters = { git = "https://github.com/plotters-rs/plotters.git", default_features = false, features = ["svg"] }
+plotters = { git = "https://github.com/plotters-rs/plotters.git", default-features = false, features = ["svg"] }
 ```
 
 The library also allows consumers to make use of the [`Palette`](https://crates.io/crates/palette/) crate's color types by default.
-This behavior can also be turned off by setting `default_features = false`.
+This behavior can also be turned off by setting `default-features = false`.
 
 ### List of Features
 
 This is the full list of features that is defined by `Plotters` crate. 
-Use `default_features = false` to disable those default enabled features,
+Use `default-features = false` to disable those default enabled features,
 and then you should be able to cherry-pick what features you want to include into `Plotters` crate. 
 By doing so, you can minimize the number of dependencies down to only `itertools` and compile time is less than 6s.
 
diff --git a/plotters-bitmap/Cargo.toml b/plotters-bitmap/Cargo.toml
index 881e4051..d610a5a3 100644
--- a/plotters-bitmap/Cargo.toml
+++ b/plotters-bitmap/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ image_encoder = ["image"]
 gif_backend = ["gif", "image_encoder"]
 
 [dev-dependencies.plotters]
-default_features = false
+default-features = false
 features = ["ttf", "line_series", "bitmap_backend"]
 path = "../plotters"
 
diff --git a/plotters-svg/Cargo.toml b/plotters-svg/Cargo.toml
index 8e09d3ca..24e790ab 100644
--- a/plotters-svg/Cargo.toml
+++ b/plotters-svg/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ debug = []
 bitmap_encoder = ["image"]
 
 [dev-dependencies.plotters]
-default_features = false
+default-features = false
 features = ["ttf"]
 path = "../plotters"
diff --git a/plotters/Cargo.toml b/plotters/Cargo.toml
index 2443a93a..0ba956c9 100644
--- a/plotters/Cargo.toml
+++ b/plotters/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ path = "../plotters-backend"
 
 [dependencies.plotters-bitmap]
 version = "0.3.6"
-default_features = false
+default-features = false
 optional = true
 path = "../plotters-bitmap"
 
diff --git a/plotters/src/lib.rs b/plotters/src/lib.rs
index 847261a8..8bcd4bfb 100644
--- a/plotters/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plotters/src/lib.rs
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ The feature `evcxr` should be enabled when including Plotters to Jupyter Noteboo
 The following code shows a minimal example of this.
 
 ```text
-:dep plotters = { version = "^0.3.6", default_features = false, features = ["evcxr", "all_series", "all_elements"] }
+:dep plotters = { version = "^0.3.6", default-features = false, features = ["evcxr", "all_series", "all_elements"] }
 extern crate plotters;
 use plotters::prelude::*;
 
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ plotters = { git = "https://github.com/plotters-rs/plotters.git" }
 
 ### Reducing Depending Libraries && Turning Off Backends
 Plotters now supports use features to control the backend dependencies. By default, `BitMapBackend` and `SVGBackend` are supported,
-use `default_features = false` in the dependency description in `Cargo.toml` and you can cherry-pick the backend implementations.
+use `default-features = false` in the dependency description in `Cargo.toml` and you can cherry-pick the backend implementations.
 
 - `svg` Enable the `SVGBackend`
 - `bitmap` Enable the `BitMapBackend`
@@ -649,16 +649,16 @@ For example, the following dependency description would avoid compiling with bit
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies]
-plotters = { git = "https://github.com/plotters-rs/plotters.git", default_features = false, features = ["svg"] }
+plotters = { git = "https://github.com/plotters-rs/plotters.git", default-features = false, features = ["svg"] }
 ```
 
 The library also allows consumers to make use of the [`Palette`](https://crates.io/crates/palette/) crate's color types by default.
-This behavior can also be turned off by setting `default_features = false`.
+This behavior can also be turned off by setting `default-features = false`.
 
 ### List of Features
 
 This is the full list of features that is defined by `Plotters` crate.
-Use `default_features = false` to disable those default enabled features,
+Use `default-features = false` to disable those default enabled features,
 and then you should be able to cherry-pick what features you want to include into `Plotters` crate.
 By doing so, you can minimize the number of dependencies down to only `itertools` and compile time is less than 6s.