diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 35ad5a4..ee2fd05 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
-	service, err := daemon.New("name", "description", []string{})
+	service, err := daemon.New("name", "description")
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("Error: ", err)
 	}
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ const (
 	port = ":9977"
 )
 
-//	dependencies that are required by the service
+//	dependencies that are NOT required by the service, but might be used
 var dependencies = []string{"dummy.service"}
 
 var stdlog, errlog *log.Logger
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func main() {
-	srv, err := daemon.New(name, description, dependencies)
+	srv, err := daemon.New(name, description, dependencies...)
 	if err != nil {
 		errlog.Println("Error: ", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/daemon.go b/daemon.go
index 7dd1a17..04236e7 100644
--- a/daemon.go
+++ b/daemon.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
 /*
-Package daemon 0.2.12 for use with Go (golang) services.
+Package daemon 0.3.0 for use with Go (golang) services.
 
 Package daemon provides primitives for daemonization of golang services.
 This package is not provide implementation of user daemon,
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Example:
 		port = ":9977"
 	)
 
-  //	dependencies that are required by the service
+  // dependencies that are NOT required by the service, but might be used
   var dependencies = []string{"dummy.service"}
 
 	var stdlog, errlog *log.Logger
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ Example:
 	}
 
 	func main() {
-		srv, err := daemon.New(name, description, dependencies)
+		srv, err := daemon.New(name, description, dependencies...)
 		if err != nil {
 			errlog.Println("Error: ", err)
 			os.Exit(1)
@@ -180,6 +180,6 @@ type Daemon interface {
 //
 // name: name of the service
 // description: any explanation, what is the service, its purpose
-func New(name, description string, dependencies []string) (Daemon, error) {
+func New(name, description string, dependencies ...string) (Daemon, error) {
 	return newDaemon(strings.Join(strings.Fields(name), "_"), description, dependencies)
 }
diff --git a/example/myservice.go b/example/myservice.go
index f3fcc01..b3efdf2 100644
--- a/example/myservice.go
+++ b/example/myservice.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const (
 	port = ":9977"
 )
 
-//	dependencies that are required by the service
+// dependencies that are NOT required by the service, but might be used
 var dependencies = []string{"dummy.service"}
 
 var stdlog, errlog *log.Logger
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func main() {
-	srv, err := daemon.New(name, description, dependencies)
+	srv, err := daemon.New(name, description, dependencies...)
 	if err != nil {
 		errlog.Println("Error: ", err)
 		os.Exit(1)