diff --git a/libcontainer/README.md b/libcontainer/README.md
index f625028a..9435cf7d 100644
--- a/libcontainer/README.md
+++ b/libcontainer/README.md
@@ -223,6 +223,12 @@ container.Signal(signal)
 
 // update container resource constraints.
 container.Set(config)
+
+// get current status of the container.
+status, err := container.Status()
+
+// get current container's state information.
+state, err := container.State()
 ```