diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b8da612c0..e66fa8481 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -302,9 +302,9 @@ $ sudo apt-get install autoconf automake libtool curl make g++ unzip
 and then:
 
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-$ wget https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v3.10.1/protobuf-cpp-3.10.1.tar.gz
-$ tar xvfz protobuf-cpp-3.10.1.tar.gz
-$ cd protobuf-3.10.1
+$ wget https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v3.11.0/protobuf-cpp-3.11.0.tar.gz
+$ tar xvfz protobuf-cpp-3.11.0.tar.gz
+$ cd protobuf-3.11.0
 $ ./autogen.sh
 $ ./configure
 $ make