diff --git a/lib/qmmm/README b/lib/qmmm/README
index 015a99e2d1..b50f25ed69 100644
--- a/lib/qmmm/README
+++ b/lib/qmmm/README
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ WARNING: This is experimental code under developement and is provided
 at this early stage to encourage others to write interfaces to other
 QM codes. Please test *very* carefully before using this software for
 production calculations. At the time of the last update of this README
-(July 2016) you have to download a QE snapshot (revision 12582) from
+(July 2016) you have to download a QE snapshot (revision 12611) from
 the QE subversion repository.
 
 At this point, both mechanical and multipole based electrostatic
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ to confirm that the classical part of the code is set up correctly.
 Step 3)
 Build a standalone pw.x executable in the Quantum ESPRESSO directory
 and also make the "couple" target. At the time of this writing 
-(July 2016) you have to download a QE snapshot (revision 12582)
+(July 2016) you have to download a QE snapshot (revision 12611)
 from the SVN repository, since no official release with the
 completed QM/MM support code has been made available yet. The current
 plan is to have a usable QM/MM interface released with the next