diff --git a/README b/README
index 85ec52cf10..4345e43549 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Motif binary:
 
 guile   -- Provides main extension language infrastructure.
            This is used extensively in gnucash for initialization & startup.
-           Require version 1.3 or later (or build 1998.08.18 or 1998.09.10 or later) ...
+           Require version 1.3 or later (or build 1998.08.18 or later) ...
            ftp://ftp.gnucash.org/pub/gnucash/extra_libs/TAR/guile-core-19980818.tar.gz 
            guile-core-19980818-1.i386.rpm works
            guile-1.3.1-1 from redhat.com/pub/rawhide works ...