diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0f9db2ae..791ad9b1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ The `project.clj` file in the project root should look like this:
   :description "A project for doing things."
   :license "Eclipse Public License 1.0"
   :url "http://github.com/technomancy/myproject"
-  :dependencies [[org.clojure/clojure "1.4.0"]]
+  :dependencies [[org.clojure/clojure "1.5.1"]]
   :plugins [[lein-ring "0.4.5"]])
 ```