diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fdfcbd3..fb250e4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ Maintained, quietly. The API is small and settled; expect dependency updates rat
 <dependency>
   <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
   <artifactId>plexus-resources</artifactId>
-  <version>1.3.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
@@ -38,6 +37,8 @@ InputStream in = resourceManager.getResourceAsInputStream( "checkstyle.xml" );
 File file = resourceManager.getResourceAsFile( "checkstyle.xml" );
 ```
 
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+
 `getResourceAsFile` will materialise a temporary file when the resource is not already one, so it works for
 classpath and URL resources too.