diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 68fa76a8..23dd7e1e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ JsonPath is available at the Central Maven Repository. Maven users add this to y
 <dependency>
     <groupId>com.jayway.jsonpath</groupId>
     <artifactId>json-path</artifactId>
-    <version>2.3.0</version>
+    <version>2.4.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```