diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f5e6f06..2d0e462 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,15 +33,15 @@ ap object, options = {}
 Default options:
 
 ```ruby
-:indent           => 4,      # Indent using 4 spaces.
-:index            => true,   # Display array indices.
-:html             => false,  # Use ANSI color codes rather than HTML.
-:multiline        => true,   # Display in multiple lines.
-:plain            => false,  # Use colors.
-:raw              => false,  # Do not recursively format object instance variables.
-:sort_keys        => false,  # Do not sort hash keys.
-:limit            => false,  # Limit large output for arrays and hashes. Set to a boolean or integer.
-:new_hash_syntax  => false,  # Use the foo: 'bar' syntax, when the key is a symbol
+:indent               => 4,      # Indent using 4 spaces.
+:index                => true,   # Display array indices.
+:html                 => false,  # Use ANSI color codes rather than HTML.
+:multiline            => true,   # Display in multiple lines.
+:plain                => false,  # Use colors.
+:raw                  => false,  # Do not recursively format object instance variables.
+:sort_keys            => false,  # Do not sort hash keys.
+:limit                => false,  # Limit large output for arrays and hashes. Set to a boolean or integer.
+:colonize_symbol_keys => false,  # Use the foo: 'bar' syntax, when the key is a symbol
 :color => {
   :args       => :pale,
   :array      => :white,
diff --git a/lib/awesome_print/formatters/hash.rb b/lib/awesome_print/formatters/hash.rb
index 217d0dc..cf99d3b 100644
--- a/lib/awesome_print/formatters/hash.rb
+++ b/lib/awesome_print/formatters/hash.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ module AwesomePrint
 
           @data = @data.map do |key, value|
             formatter.indented do
-              if options[:new_hash_syntax] && is_a_symbol?(key)
+              if options[:colonize_symbol_keys] && is_a_symbol?(key)
                 new_hash_syntax_format(key, value)
               else
                 old_hash_syntax_format(key, value)
diff --git a/lib/awesome_print/inspector.rb b/lib/awesome_print/inspector.rb
index 94634a7..f900977 100644
--- a/lib/awesome_print/inspector.rb
+++ b/lib/awesome_print/inspector.rb
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@ module AwesomePrint
 
     def initialize(options = {})
       @options = {
-        :indent           => 4,      # Indent using 4 spaces.
-        :index            => true,   # Display array indices.
-        :html             => false,  # Use ANSI color codes rather than HTML.
-        :multiline        => true,   # Display in multiple lines.
-        :plain            => false,  # Use colors.
-        :raw              => false,  # Do not recursively format object instance variables.
-        :sort_keys        => false,  # Do not sort hash keys.
-        :limit            => false,  # Limit large output for arrays and hashes. Set to a boolean or integer.
-        :new_hash_syntax  => false,  # Use the foo: 'bar' syntax, when the key is a symbol
+        :indent               => 4,      # Indent using 4 spaces.
+        :index                => true,   # Display array indices.
+        :html                 => false,  # Use ANSI color codes rather than HTML.
+        :multiline            => true,   # Display in multiple lines.
+        :plain                => false,  # Use colors.
+        :raw                  => false,  # Do not recursively format object instance variables.
+        :sort_keys            => false,  # Do not sort hash keys.
+        :limit                => false,  # Limit large output for arrays and hashes. Set to a boolean or integer.
+        :colonize_symbol_keys => false,  # Use the foo: 'bar' syntax, when the key is a symbol
         :color => {
           :args       => :pale,
           :array      => :white,
diff --git a/spec/formats_spec.rb b/spec/formats_spec.rb
index cf76cb6..83a5124 100644
--- a/spec/formats_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/formats_spec.rb
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ EOS
     end
 
     it "new hash syntax" do
-      expect(@hash.ai(:plain => true, :new_hash_syntax => true)).to eq <<-EOS.strip
+      expect(@hash.ai(:plain => true, :colonize_symbol_keys => true)).to eq <<-EOS.strip
 {
     1 => {
         sym: {
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ EOS
     end
 
     it "colored with new hash syntax" do
-      expect(@hash.ai(:new_hash_syntax => true)).to eq <<-EOS.strip
+      expect(@hash.ai(:colonize_symbol_keys => true)).to eq <<-EOS.strip
 {
     1\e[0;37m => \e[0m{
         sym\e[0;37m: \e[0m{