diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index c4c1f6c..1c65e4c 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Usage Example
 	while True:
 	    print("\nTemperature: %0.1f C" % bme680.temperature)
 	    print("Gas: %d ohm" % bme680.gas)
-	    print("Humidity: %0.1f %%" % bme680.humidity)
+	    print("Humidity: %0.1f %%" % bme680.relative_humidity)
 	    print("Pressure: %0.3f hPa" % bme680.pressure)
 	    print("Altitude = %0.2f meters" % bme680.altitude)
 
diff --git a/adafruit_bme680.py b/adafruit_bme680.py
index 4971e21..fe3a975 100644
--- a/adafruit_bme680.py
+++ b/adafruit_bme680.py
@@ -260,6 +260,11 @@ def pressure(self):
         calc_pres += (var1 + var2 + var3 + (self._pressure_calibration[6] * 128)) / 16
         return calc_pres / 100
 
+    @property
+    def relative_humidity(self):
+        """The relative humidity in RH %"""
+        return self.humidity
+
     @property
     def humidity(self):
         """The relative humidity in RH %"""
diff --git a/examples/bme680_simpletest.py b/examples/bme680_simpletest.py
index c7df92e..a72fc2a 100644
--- a/examples/bme680_simpletest.py
+++ b/examples/bme680_simpletest.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 while True:
     print("\nTemperature: %0.1f C" % (bme680.temperature + temperature_offset))
     print("Gas: %d ohm" % bme680.gas)
-    print("Humidity: %0.1f %%" % bme680.humidity)
+    print("Humidity: %0.1f %%" % bme680.relative_humidity)
     print("Pressure: %0.3f hPa" % bme680.pressure)
     print("Altitude = %0.2f meters" % bme680.altitude)