diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 13277692..b0f2cfd2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -816,9 +816,6 @@ Shows help for the Fauna CLI.
 ```sh
 faunadb shell
 
-VERSION
-  fauna-shell/1.1.0 darwin-x64 node-v20.6.0
-
 USAGE
   $ fauna [COMMAND]
 
diff --git a/readme.py b/readme.py
index 3322f59e..e6cc4cb0 100644
--- a/readme.py
+++ b/readme.py
@@ -42,7 +42,14 @@ def run(command: list[str]) -> str:
 
     if end != None:
       print(f"updated command {command}")
-      result = run(["./bin/run", *command[1:], "--help"]).strip().split("\n")
+      result = run(["./bin/run", *command[1:], "--help"]).strip()
+
+      # remove the VERSION section
+      if command == ["fauna", "help"]:
+        m = re.search("VERSION.*\n.*\n\n", result)
+        result = result[:m.start()] + result[m.end():]
+
+      result = result.split("\n")
       lines[start:end] = result
       i += len(result) - (end - start)