diff --git a/fragments/java-version/accelerator.axl b/fragments/java-version/accelerator.axl
index 514e8beff..37a19b9f2 100644
--- a/fragments/java-version/accelerator.axl
+++ b/fragments/java-version/accelerator.axl
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 engine {
 
+  applyTo("README.md") {
+    UniquePath(strategy: FavorForeign)
+  }
+
   applyTo("pom.xml") {
     ReplaceText(regex: {pattern: "<java.version>.*<", with: '<java.version>' + #javaVersion + '<'})
   }