diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 77e8145..153f683 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ Decodes a JSON string into a TypeScript `string`.
 ### stringUnion
 
 ```ts
-function stringUnion<T extends [string, ...ReadonlyArray<string>]>(
+function stringUnion<T extends [string, ...Array<string>]>(
   variants: T
 ): Decoder<T[number]>;
 ```
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ See also the [renaming union field example](examples/renaming-union-field.test.t
 ### tuple
 
 ```ts
-function tuple<T extends ReadonlyArray<unknown>>(
+function tuple<T extends Array<unknown>>(
   mapping: readonly [...{ [P in keyof T]: Decoder<T[P]> }]
 ): Decoder<[...T]>;
 ```
diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index b85a460..461e50e 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export function string(value: unknown): string {
   return value;
 }
 
-export function stringUnion<T extends [string, ...ReadonlyArray<string>]>(
+export function stringUnion<T extends [string, ...Array<string>]>(
   variants: readonly [...T]
 ): Decoder<T[number]> {
   return function stringUnionDecoder(value: unknown): T[number] {
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ export function fieldsUnion<T extends Record<string, Decoder<unknown>>>(
   >;
 }
 
-export function tuple<T extends ReadonlyArray<unknown>>(
+export function tuple<T extends Array<unknown>>(
   mapping: readonly [...{ [P in keyof T]: Decoder<T[P]> }]
 ): Decoder<[...T]> {
   return function tupleDecoder(value: unknown): [...T] {