diff --git a/README b/README
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+++ b/README
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Copyright (C) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
 See the end of the file for license conditions.
 
 
-This directory tree holds version 23.0.51 of GNU Emacs, the extensible,
+This directory tree holds version 22.1.50 of GNU Emacs, the extensible,
 customizable, self-documenting real-time display editor.
 
 The file INSTALL in this directory says how to build and install GNU