diff --git a/src/cpp/README.md b/src/cpp/README.md
index d8f81ced47f..96feb96582d 100755
--- a/src/cpp/README.md
+++ b/src/cpp/README.md
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ include(FetchContent)
 FetchContent_Declare(
   gRPC
   GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/grpc/grpc
-  GIT_TAG        v1.25.0
+  GIT_TAG        RELEASE_TAG_HERE  # e.g v1.28.0
 )
 set(FETCHCONTENT_QUIET OFF)
 FetchContent_MakeAvailable(gRPC)