diff --git a/.bumpversion.toml b/.bumpversion.toml
index d4852101c4111750ae871076df255d95cda37613..4fa850b0f4ac95f5d33028a78de4ce9fb826fc78 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.toml
+++ b/.bumpversion.toml
@@ -21,5 +21,3 @@ search = """## [Unreleased]
 [[tool.bumpversion.files]]
 allow-dirty = true
 filename = "README.md"
-replace = "{new_version}"
-search = "{current_version}"