diff --git a/extra/version-global-replace.js b/extra/version-global-replace.js
index 6a169259d..bf9186567 100644
--- a/extra/version-global-replace.js
+++ b/extra/version-global-replace.js
@@ -27,11 +27,13 @@ console.log("Old Version: " + oldVersion)
 console.log("New Version: " + newVersion)
 
 if (newVersion) {
+    // Process package.json
     pkg.version = newVersion
     pkg.scripts.setup = pkg.scripts.setup.replaceAll(oldVersion, newVersion)
     pkg.scripts["build-docker"] = pkg.scripts["build-docker"].replaceAll(oldVersion, newVersion)
+    fs.writeFileSync("package.json", JSON.stringify(pkg, null, 4) + "\n")
 
-    fs.writeFileSync("package.json", JSON.stringify(pkg, null, 4))
-
+    // Process README.md
+   fs.writeFileSync("README.md", fs.readFileSync("README.md", 'utf8').replaceAll(oldVersion, newVersion))
 }