diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index 67863e77..e5273b06 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Please attempt to keep commits to `master` small, but cohesive. If a feature is
 
 We attempt to stick to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/). Most of the time, development should be against a new minor version - fixing bugs and adding new features that are backwards compatible.
 
-The current version lives in the file `/package.json`. This version will be the version number that is currently released. When releasing a new version, update `package.json` and `bower.json` with the new version and `grunt build:copyVersionToGem` to update the gem version number.
+The current version lives in the file `/package.json`. This version will be the version number that is currently released. When releasing a new version, update `package.json` with the new version and `grunt build:copyVersionToGem` to update the gem version number.
 
 This version is used by both `jasmine.js` and the `jasmine-core` Ruby gem.
 
diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index fbb75884..c69673fd 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
   "name": "jasmine-core",
-  "version": "2.3.4",
   "homepage": "http://jasmine.github.io",
   "authors": [
     "slackersoft <gregg@slackersoft.net>"