diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aba26c69..4de35861 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ and any changes you make in this file will most likely be lost
 
 # Earmark—A Pure Elixir Markdown Processor
 
-# Earmark is looking for a New Maintainer (the old one is old now)
-
-If you are interested please mail me on the address below or just open an issue.
-
 [![CI](https://github.com/pragdave/earmark/actions/workflows/elixir.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/pragdave/earmark/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
 [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/pragdave/earmark/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/pragdave/earmark?branch=master)
 [![Hex.pm](https://img.shields.io/hexpm/v/earmark.svg)](https://hex.pm/packages/earmark)
@@ -546,6 +542,7 @@ Please be aware of one _caveat_ when correcting/improving `README.md`.
 The `README.md` is generated by `Extractly` as mentioned above and therefore contributors shall not modify it directly, but
 `README.md.eex` and the imported docs instead.
 
+You need to run `mix xtra` after getting the dependencies to generate the `README.md` file.
 Thank you all who have already helped with Earmark, your names are duly noted in [RELEASE.md](RELEASE.md).
 
 ## Author
diff --git a/README.md.eex b/README.md.eex
index 802e8bf3..c3c899ef 100644
--- a/README.md.eex
+++ b/README.md.eex
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
 
 # Earmark—A Pure Elixir Markdown Processor
 
-# Earmark is looking for a New Maintainer (the old one is old now)
-
-If you are interested please mail me on the address below or just open an issue.
-
 [![CI](https://github.com/pragdave/earmark/actions/workflows/elixir.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/pragdave/earmark/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
 [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/pragdave/earmark/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/pragdave/earmark?branch=master)
 [![Hex.pm](https://img.shields.io/hexpm/v/earmark.svg)](https://hex.pm/packages/earmark)
@@ -49,6 +45,7 @@ Please be aware of one _caveat_ when correcting/improving `README.md`.
 The `README.md` is generated by `Extractly` as mentioned above and therefore contributors shall not modify it directly, but
 `README.md.eex` and the imported docs instead.
 
+You need to run `mix xtra` after getting the dependencies to generate the `README.md` file.
 Thank you all who have already helped with Earmark, your names are duly noted in [RELEASE.md](RELEASE.md).
 
 ## Author