diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7debb1c..ba0b4e4 100644
--- a/README.md
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@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ Maintained, quietly. It is a thin wrapper over Velocity; most changes here are V
 <dependency>
   <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
   <artifactId>plexus-velocity</artifactId>
-  <version>2.3.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
@@ -34,6 +33,8 @@ StringWriter writer = new StringWriter();
 template.merge( context, writer );
 ```
 
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 The default configuration is meant to be customised: provide a `VelocityComponentConfigurator`
 implementation and it will be picked up. It is optional. See the
 [Velocity configuration reference](https://velocity.apache.org/engine/2.4.1/configuration.html) for what