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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a6fc4d8..2e3f7c1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
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@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
   <artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId>
-  <version>2.4.0</version>
+  <version>${jackson-annotations-version}</version>
 </dependency>
 ```