diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Add the following to your `project/plugins.sbt` file:
 
 ```scala
 // for autoplugins
-addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt" % "sbt-native-packager" % "1")
+addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt" % "sbt-native-packager" % "1.7.4")
 ```
 
 In your `build.sbt` enable the plugin you want. For example the