diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fb628908..1922a157 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ install-hooks:
 bump-chart:
 	@test -n "$(VERSION)" || (echo "VERSION environment variable is not set"; exit 1)
 	sed -i 's/^version: [0-9]\{1,\}\.[0-9]\{1,\}\.[0-9]\{1,\}/version: $(VERSION)/' application/Chart.yaml
-	sed -i 's/Version: [0-9]\{1,\}\.[0-9]\{1,\}\.[0-9]\{1,\}\]/Version: $(VERSION)]/' README.md
-	sed -i 's/Version-[0-9]\{1,\}\.[0-9]\{1,\}\.[0-9]\{1,\}-/Version-$(VERSION)-/' README.md
 
 build-docs: install-hooks
 	# Running helm-docs-built twice to ensure that the generated docs are up-to-date
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ab853042..2ac2dd03 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
-![Version: 4.2.10](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-4.2.10-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 # Application
 
diff --git a/README.md.gotmpl b/README.md.gotmpl
index 919a5ba4..8b4809d3 100644
--- a/README.md.gotmpl
+++ b/README.md.gotmpl
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
-{{ template "chart.versionBadge" . }}
 
 # Application