diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 570fa16010..cb3ce93e1b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 ## Quickstart
 
-`pip install plotly==6.0.0rc0`
+`pip install plotly`
 
 ```python
 import plotly.express as px
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@ Built on top of [plotly.js](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.js), `plotly.py` is
 plotly.py may be installed using pip
 
 ```
-pip install plotly==6.0.0rc0
+pip install plotly
 ```
 
 or conda.
 
 ```
-conda install -c plotly plotly=6.0.0rc0
+conda install -c plotly plotly
 ```
 
 ### Jupyter Widget Support
diff --git a/release.md b/release.md
index 3b817643e6..939993d283 100644
--- a/release.md
+++ b/release.md
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ Manually update the versions to `X.Y.Z` in the files specified below.
 
  - `CHANGELOG.md`
    + update the release date
- - `README.md`
-   + this must be done at this point because the README gets baked into PyPI
  - `packages/python/plotly/plotly/_widget_version.py`:
    + Update `__frontend_version__` to `^X.Y.Z` (Note the `^` prefix)
  - Commit your changes on the branch: