diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 91aea49..9dfb7b9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ To see default settings and learn the command line arguments, run:
 ## From Git
 
 1. clone the git repository
-		
+
 		$ git clone https://github.molgen.mpg.de/EditionOpenAccess/git_deps_py.git
 
 1. checkout the right version
 
 		$ cd git_deps_py
-		$ git checkout 0.1
+		$ git checkout release
 
 1. install into your PATH via pip