diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6ca29c4..659a631 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ Quick starting guide for new plugin devs:
 - Upload the files `manifest.json`, `main.js`, `styles.css` as binary attachments. Note: The manifest.json file must be in two places, first the root path of your repository and also in the release.
 - Publish the release.
 
-> You can simplify the version bump process by running `npm version patch`, `npm version minor` or `npm version major` after updating minimum-obsidian-version manually in `manifest.json`.
-> The command will bump version in `manifest.json` and `package.json`, and add the entry for the new vesion to `versions.json`
+> You can simplify the version bump process by running `npm version patch`, `npm version minor` or `npm version major` after updating `minAppVersion` manually in `manifest.json`.
+> The command will bump version in `manifest.json` and `package.json`, and add the entry for the new version to `versions.json`
 
 ### Adding your plugin to the community plugin list
 
diff --git a/version-bump.mjs b/version-bump.mjs
index a642a97..d409fa0 100644
--- a/version-bump.mjs
+++ b/version-bump.mjs
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ import { readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "fs";
 const targetVersion = process.env.npm_package_version;
 
 // read minAppVersion from manifest.json and bump version to target version
-let menifest = JSON.parse(readFileSync("manifest.json").toString());
-const { minAppVersion } = menifest;
-menifest.version = targetVersion;
-writeFileSync("manifest.json", JSON.stringify(menifest, null, "\t"));
+let manifest = JSON.parse(readFileSync("manifest.json", "utf8"));
+const { minAppVersion } = manifest;
+manifest.version = targetVersion;
+writeFileSync("manifest.json", JSON.stringify(manifest, null, "\t"));
 
 // update versions.json with target version and minAppVersion from manifest.json
-let versions = JSON.parse(readFileSync("versions.json").toString());
+let versions = JSON.parse(readFileSync("versions.json", "utf8"));
 versions[targetVersion] = minAppVersion;
 writeFileSync("versions.json", JSON.stringify(versions, null, "\t"));