diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ceb0776..95a2c54 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ see [example.env](example.env):
 
 ```
 BEE_API=http://localhost:4000
-BEE_API_KEY=sk-testkey
+BEE_API_KEY=sk-proj-testkey
 
 # This is required to prevent some pydantic serialization errors
 DEFER_PYDANTIC_BUILD=false