diff --git a/v2/log/README.md b/v2/log/README.md
index 70b1ac28f2011e5a1ea80cc2e82eaf03536ad0ac..622946e074e88041a41109848dd34482a8b9bf68 100644
--- a/v2/log/README.md
+++ b/v2/log/README.md
@@ -99,13 +99,12 @@ together by various fields for investigatory purposes.
 
 ```go
 ctx := log.WithFields(
-    slog.String("project_id", "1234abc")
-    slog.String("some_field", "abc123")
+    slog.String(fields.GitLabUserName, "1234abc")
 )
 
 logger.InfoContext(ctx, "hello world")
-// emitted log line will contain the `project_id` and `some_field` fields alongside
-// "hello world"
+// emitted log line will contain the `gl_user_name` field alongside
+// "hello world" - this is imported from the `fields` package.
 ```
 
 ### Canonical Logger