diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3e5ed57..4a0a78f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ module: {
     //...
     {
       test: /\.pug$/,
-      loader: 'pug'
+      loader: 'pug-loader'
     }
   ]
 }
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ module: {
 or explicitly together with the template:
 
 ```javascript
-template: '!!pug!custom_template.pug'
+template: '!!pug-loader!custom_template.pug'
 ```
 
 Optional parameters:
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ An example of webpack configuration utilizing the options above:
       // Required
       inject: false,
       template: require('html-webpack-template-pug'),
-      // template: '!!pug!node_modules/html-webpack-template-pug/layout.pug'
+      // template: '!!pug-loader!node_modules/html-webpack-template-pug/layout.pug'
       
       // Optional
       appMountId: 'app',
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ An example of webpack configuration with extracting a CSS-only entry chunk:
       // Required
       inject: false,
       template: require('html-webpack-template-pug'),
-      // template: '!!pug!node_modules/html-webpack-template-pug/layout.pug'
+      // template: '!!pug-loader!node_modules/html-webpack-template-pug/layout.pug'
       
       // Optional
       excludeJSChunks: 'style',	// don't include specific chunks in scripts (when .js is a byproduct of an already extracted .css)
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ An example of webpack configuration with a custom template extending the default
     new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
       // Required
       inject: false,
-      template: '!!pug!index.pug',      
+      template: '!!pug-loader!index.pug',      
       // Optional
       appMountId: 'app',
       mobile: true,
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ An example of webpack configuration with a custom template including the default
     new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
       // Required
       inject: false,
-      template: '!!pug!index.pug',      
+      template: '!!pug-loader!index.pug',      
       // Optional
       appMountId: 'app',
       mobile: true,
diff --git a/examples/minimalDev-extends_layout/webpack.config.js b/examples/minimalDev-extends_layout/webpack.config.js
index 4fc481d..66152ee 100644
--- a/examples/minimalDev-extends_layout/webpack.config.js
+++ b/examples/minimalDev-extends_layout/webpack.config.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ module.exports = {
 	plugins: [
 		new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
 			inject: false,
-			template: '!!pug!./index.pug',
+			template: '!!pug-loader!./index.pug',
 			appMountId: 'app',
 			mobile: true,
 			title: 'App',
diff --git a/examples/minimalDev-include_mixins/webpack.config.js b/examples/minimalDev-include_mixins/webpack.config.js
index 4fc481d..66152ee 100644
--- a/examples/minimalDev-include_mixins/webpack.config.js
+++ b/examples/minimalDev-include_mixins/webpack.config.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ module.exports = {
 	plugins: [
 		new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
 			inject: false,
-			template: '!!pug!./index.pug',
+			template: '!!pug-loader!./index.pug',
 			appMountId: 'app',
 			mobile: true,
 			title: 'App',
diff --git a/examples/minimalProd-extractCSS-separateEntry/webpack.config.js b/examples/minimalProd-extractCSS-separateEntry/webpack.config.js
index d7d572d..d91e3e4 100644
--- a/examples/minimalProd-extractCSS-separateEntry/webpack.config.js
+++ b/examples/minimalProd-extractCSS-separateEntry/webpack.config.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module.exports = {
 			},
 			{
 				test: /\.pug$/,
-				loader: 'pug'
+				loader: 'pug-loader'
 			}
 		]
 	},
diff --git a/examples/minimalProd-extractCSS/webpack.config.js b/examples/minimalProd-extractCSS/webpack.config.js
index 6495f3d..4f98b8d 100644
--- a/examples/minimalProd-extractCSS/webpack.config.js
+++ b/examples/minimalProd-extractCSS/webpack.config.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module.exports = {
 			},
 			{
 				test: /\.pug$/,
-				loader: 'pug'
+				loader: 'pug-loader'
 			}
 		]
 	},
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 894ba9e..16bca58 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-module.exports = "!!pug!" + require('path').join(__dirname, 'layout.pug');
+module.exports = "!!pug-loader!" + require('path').join(__dirname, 'layout.pug');