diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 63a34d68..cc695a9e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@ If you hit `NoClassDefFoundError` on any of those after upgrading, add:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
   <artifactId>plexus-xml</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.2</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
+Take the version from [plexus-xml on Central](https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/org.codehaus.plexus/plexus-xml) — the `3.x` line, for the reason below.
+
 **Pick the `plexus-xml` line carefully:**
 
 - **`plexus-xml` 3.x** is the straight extraction from `plexus-utils` 4 — same classes, same packages. This is what you want for Maven 3 compatibility.
@@ -46,7 +47,6 @@ If you hit `NoClassDefFoundError` on any of those after upgrading, add:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
   <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-  <version>4.1.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```