From e74a1c0c8e4469b3b27b72ad00d97813de9d3253 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zdenek Jonas <z.jonas@microstream.one>
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:54:04 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Remove hardcoced version, replace with placeholder

---
 README.md | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d3b6c0d9..822bb1af 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,9 +47,11 @@ Classes evolve over time. Therefore, Eclipse Serializer provides a legacy type m
 
 ```xml
 <dependency>
-  <groupId>org.eclipse.serializer</groupId>
-  <artifactId>serializer</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.1</version>
+    <groupId>org.eclipse.serializer</groupId>
+    <artifactId>serializer</artifactId>
+    <!-- replace with the latest version, see
+       https://github.com/eclipse-serializer/serializer/releases/latest -->
+    <version>${serializer.version}</version>
 </dependency>
 ```