diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 054420a3..96d00ffb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Add this maven dependency to your pom.xml:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.github.davidmoten</groupId>
   <artifactId>rtree</artifactId>
-  <version>0.6.8</version>
+  <version>0.7.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 ###Instantiate an R-Tree