diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b163b32..ab6578a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ Or you may want to retrieve the dependency automatically if you have a sufficien
 FetchContent_Declare(
   fast_float
   GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/lemire/fast_float.git
-  GIT_TAG origin/main
+  GIT_TAG tags/v1.1.2
   GIT_SHALLOW TRUE)
 
 FetchContent_MakeAvailable(fast_float)
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ target_link_libraries(myprogram PUBLIC fast_float)
 
 ```
 
+You should change the `GIT_TAG` line so that you recover the version you wish to use.
+
 ## Using as single header
 
 The script `script/amalgamate.py` may be used to generate a single header