diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 57d78aa..573a710 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,32 +28,26 @@ npm install ts-nkeys
     // Seeds are strings, and start with the letter 'S'. 
     // Seeds need to be kept safe and never shared.
     let seed = user.getSeed();
-    t.is(typeof seed, 'string');
-    t.is(seed[0], 'S');
+    t.true(Buffer.isBuffer(seed));
+    t.is(seed[0], 'S'.charCodeAt(0));
     
     // the second letter in the seed represents its type:
     // `U` for user, 
     // `A` for account, 
     // `C` for cluster
     // `N` for severs
-    t.is(seed[1], 'U');
+    t.is(seed[1], 'U'.charCodeAt(0));
 
     // public keys can be shared and can be used to verify signed content
     let publicKey = user.getPublicKey();
-    t.is(typeof publicKey, 'string');
+    t.true(Buffer.isBuffer(publicKey));
     // first letter represents the type of public key
     // `U` for user, 
     // `A` for account, 
     // `C` for cluster
     // `N` for severs
-    t.is(publicKey[0], 'U');
+    t.is(publicKey[0], 'U'.charCodeAt(0));
 
-    // private keys like seeds shouldn't be shared. In most cases you should
-    // just save the seed.
-    let privateKey = user.getPrivateKey();
-    t.is(typeof privateKey, 'string');
-    // private keys start with the letter 'P'.
-    t.is(privateKey[0], 'P');
 
     // To sign data
     let data = Buffer.from("HelloWorld");
@@ -71,5 +65,5 @@ npm install ts-nkeys
     t.true(sk.verify(data, sig));
     // and can be used to sign
     let sig2 = sk.sign(data);
-    t.true(sk.verify(data, sig))
+    t.true(sk.verify(data, sig));
 ```
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b4d7f98..86aad8a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ts-nkeys",
-  "version": "1.0.8",
+  "version": "1.0.10",
   "description": "A public-key signature system based on Ed25519 for the NATS ecosystem in typescript for ts-nats and node-nats",
   "main": "lib/nkeys.js",
   "types": "lib/nkeys.d.ts",
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
     "typescript": "^3.0.3"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "npm": "^6.4.1",
     "tweetnacl": "^1.0.0"
   },
   "ava": {
diff --git a/src/nkeys.ts b/src/nkeys.ts
index 12f34b2..0846170 100644
--- a/src/nkeys.ts
+++ b/src/nkeys.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {KP} from "./kp";
 import {PublicKey} from "./public";
 import {Codec} from "./codec";
 
-export const VERSION = "1.0.4";
+export const VERSION = "1.0.10";
 
 export function createPair(prefix: Prefix): KeyPair {
     let rawSeed = ed25519.randomBytes(32).buffer;