diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 07452aaf..c020b419 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ There's an excellent [Railscast on implementing Undo with Paper Trail](http://ra
 * No configuration necessary.
 * Stores everything in a single database table by default (generates migration for you), or can use separate tables for separate models.
 * Supports custom version classes so different models' versions can have different behaviour.
+* Supports custom name for versions association.
 * Thoroughly tested.
 * Threadsafe.
 
@@ -327,6 +328,17 @@ This allows you to store each model's versions in a separate table, which is use
 
 Alternatively you could store certain metadata for one type of version, and other metadata for other versions.
 
+You can also specify a custom name for the versions association.  This is useful if you already have a `versions` method on your model.  For example:
+
+    class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
+      has_paper_trail :versions_association_name => :paper_trail_versions
+
+      # Existing versions method.  We don't want to clash.
+      def versions
+        ...
+      end
+    end
+
 
 ## Associations
 
diff --git a/lib/paper_trail/has_paper_trail.rb b/lib/paper_trail/has_paper_trail.rb
index 55af30a7..a8b53d8e 100644
--- a/lib/paper_trail/has_paper_trail.rb
+++ b/lib/paper_trail/has_paper_trail.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ module PaperTrail
       #               Values are objects or procs (which are called with `self`, i.e. the model with the paper
       #               trail).  See `PaperTrail::Controller.info_for_paper_trail` for how to store data from
       #               the controller.
+      # :versions_association_name    the name to use for the versions association.  Default is `:versions`.
       def has_paper_trail(options = {})
         # Lazily include the instance methods so we don't clutter up
         # any more ActiveRecord models than we have to.