diff --git a/io/serialport/README.md b/io/serialport/README.md
index 214192f4..0c26f72a 100644
--- a/io/serialport/README.md
+++ b/io/serialport/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
node-red-node-serialport
========================
-Node-RED nodes to talk to a
-hardware Serial port.
+Node-RED nodes to talk to
+hardware Serial ports.
**Note** : The version 0.1.x of this package requires underlying serialport
v2.0.x
diff --git a/io/serialport/package.json b/io/serialport/package.json
index 0caf8ddd..3570537f 100644
--- a/io/serialport/package.json
+++ b/io/serialport/package.json
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
{
"name" : "node-red-node-serialport",
- "version" : "0.2.1",
- "description" : "Node-RED nodes to talk to an serial port",
+ "version" : "0.3.0",
+ "description" : "Node-RED nodes to talk to serial ports",
"dependencies" : {
- "serialport" : "2.1.*"
+ "serialport" : "~3.1.2"
},
"repository" : {
"type":"git",