diff --git a/jbake-maven-plugin/README.asciidoc b/jbake-maven-plugin/README.asciidoc
index e5bd5e4a..dbfebd36 100644
--- a/jbake-maven-plugin/README.asciidoc
+++ b/jbake-maven-plugin/README.asciidoc
@@ -30,12 +30,10 @@ To use JBake Maven Plugin in your build add the plugin into your pom.xml as show
         <plugin>
             <groupId>org.jbake</groupId>
             <artifactId>jbake-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>...</version>
+            <version>...</version><!-- Same version as JBake -->
             <configuration>
-                <!--
-                <inputDirectory>${project.basedir}/src/main/resources</inputDirectory>
-                <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/classes</outputDirectory>
-                -->
+                <!--<inputDirectory>${project.basedir}/src/main/resources</inputDirectory>-->
+                <!--<outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/classes</outputDirectory>-->
             </configuration>
             <executions>
                 <execution>
@@ -46,9 +44,6 @@ To use JBake Maven Plugin in your build add the plugin into your pom.xml as show
                     </goals>
                 </execution>
             </executions>
-            <dependencies>
-                <!-- include required dependencies here, see below -->
-            </dependencies>
         </plugin>
        ...
     </plugins>
@@ -58,83 +53,14 @@ To use JBake Maven Plugin in your build add the plugin into your pom.xml as show
 
 === Dependencies
 
-The plugin itself includes all required dependencies such as jbake-core, however you will need to explicitly declare dependencies for
-the content formats and template engines used in your project. As these dependencies are marked as optional to reduce bloat.
+The plugin automatically includes all optional dependencies of `jbake-core`,
+including freemarker, thymeleaf, asciidoctor, flexmark (markdown), etc.
+This makes it easy to get started with the plugin.
+It also reduces maintenance when upgrading to a new JBake version,
+because you don't need to align the versions of freemarker, thymeleaf, asciidoctor, flexmark, etc.
 
-If you have AsciiDoc content you'll need this dependency:
-
-----
-<dependency>
-    <groupId>org.asciidoctor</groupId>
-    <artifactId>asciidoctorj</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.3</version>
-</dependency>
-----
-
-If you have Markdown content you'll need these dependencies:
-
-----
-<dependency>
-    <groupId>com.vladsch.flexmark</groupId>
-    <artifactId>flexmark</artifactId>
-    <version>0.62.2</version>
-</dependency>
-<dependency>
-    <groupId>com.vladsch.flexmark</groupId>
-    <artifactId>flexmark-profile-pegdown</artifactId>
-    <version>0.62.2</version>
-</dependency>
-----
-
-If you have Freemarker templates then you'll need this dependency:
-
-----
-<dependency>
-    <groupId>org.freemarker</groupId>
-    <artifactId>freemarker</artifactId>
-    <version>2.3.31</version>
-</dependency>
-----
-
-If you have Groovy templates then you'll need these dependencies:
-
-----
-<dependency>
-    <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
-    <artifactId>groovy</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.7</version>
-</dependency>
-<dependency>
-    <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
-    <artifactId>groovy-templates</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.7</version>
-</dependency>
-<dependency>
-    <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
-    <artifactId>groovy-dateutil</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.7</version>
-</dependency>
-----
-
-If you have Thymeleaf templates then you'll need this dependency:
-
-----
-<dependency>
-    <groupId>org.thymeleaf</groupId>
-    <artifactId>thymeleaf</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.12.RELEASE</version>
-</dependency>
-----
-
-If you have Jade4J templates then you'll need this dependency:
-
-----
-<dependency>
-    <groupId>de.neuland-bfi</groupId>
-    <artifactId>jade4j</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.2</version>
-</dependency>
-----
+However, if you want your build to only download the bare minimum it needs,
+you can use `<exclusions>` to exclude the dependencies you don't need.
 
 An example of the plugin being used can be found in this project: https://github.com/jonbullock/maven-jbake-site[https://github.com/jonbullock/maven-jbake-site]