diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index bf8882d64..2f3ad0293 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-image:https://spring.io/badges/spring-data-jpa/ga.svg[Spring Data JPA,link=https://projects.spring.io/spring-data-jpa/#quick-start]
-image:https://spring.io/badges/spring-data-jpa/snapshot.svg[Spring Data JPA,link=https://projects.spring.io/spring-data-jpa/#quick-start]
-
 = Spring Data JPA image:https://jenkins.spring.io/buildStatus/icon?job=spring-data-jpa%2Fmain&subject=Build[link=https://jenkins.spring.io/view/SpringData/job/spring-data-jpa/] https://gitter.im/spring-projects/spring-data[image:https://badges.gitter.im/spring-projects/spring-data.svg[Gitter]]
 
 Spring Data JPA, part of the larger https://projects.spring.io/spring-data[Spring Data] family, makes it easy to implement JPA-based repositories.
@@ -104,7 +101,7 @@ Add the Maven dependency:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-data-jpa</artifactId>
-  <version>${version}.RELEASE</version>
+  <version>${version}</version>
 </dependency>
 ----
 
@@ -115,7 +112,7 @@ If you'd rather like the latest snapshots of the upcoming major version, use our
 <dependency>
   <groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-data-jpa</artifactId>
-  <version>${version}.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>${version}-SNAPSHOT</version>
 </dependency>
 
 <repository>