diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index 73541387..6eff3230 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
         dest: ['dist/openpgp.js'],
         replacements: [{
           from: /OpenPGP.js VERSION/g,
-          to: 'OpenPGP.js v<%= pkg.version %>.<%= grunt.template.today("yyyymmdd") %>'
+          to: 'OpenPGP.js v<%= pkg.version %>'
         }]
       },
       openpgp_nodebug: {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
         dest: ['dist/openpgp_nodebug.js'],
         replacements: [{
           from: /OpenPGP.js VERSION/g,
-          to: 'OpenPGP.js v<%= pkg.version %>.<%= grunt.template.today("yyyymmdd") %>'
+          to: 'OpenPGP.js v<%= pkg.version %>'
         }]
       }
     },
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7e2ae438..ff2949a5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@ You can download a prebuilt minified version of the library under [releases](htt
 Then take `dist/openpgp.min.js` to use in your project.
 
 #Usage
-It's best the check the documentation for detailed API information. There are also alot of useful examples under 'test/'. You can run the tests by calling:
+    // read public key
+    var pub_key = openpgp.key.readArmored($('#pubkey').text());
+    // sign and encrypt message
+    var pgp_message = openpgp.encryptMessage(pub_key.keys, $('#message').val());
+
+It's best to check the documentation for detailed API information. There are also alot of useful examples under 'test/'. You can run the tests by calling:
     npm install && npm test
 
 ## Documentation
diff --git a/example/example.html b/example/example.html
index 12d7f23e..e52e509f 100644
--- a/example/example.html
+++ b/example/example.html
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ z8jl9UymAkoTcsVWRVr5PKR0zsCxaNV3w5hv6j12+US7mEWe2kuD
 -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
    </pre>
   </div>
+  <script src="../dist/openpgp.min.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
   <script src="./jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
   <script src="./example.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
  </body>
diff --git a/example/example.js b/example/example.js
index 828b3416..735d6294 100644
--- a/example/example.js
+++ b/example/example.js
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 function encrypt() {
   if (window.crypto.getRandomValues) {
-    require("./openpgp.min.js");
+
+    // read public key
     var pub_key = openpgp.key.readArmored($('#pubkey').text());
-    $('#message').val(openpgp.encryptMessage(pub_key.keys,$('#message').val()));
+    // sign and encrypt message
+    var pgp_message = openpgp.encryptMessage(pub_key.keys, $('#message').val());
+
+    $('#message').val(pgp_message);
     window.alert("This message is going to be sent:\n" + $('#message').val());
     return true;
   } else {
@@ -10,18 +14,4 @@ function encrypt() {
     window.alert("Error: Browser not supported\nReason: We need a cryptographically secure PRNG to be implemented (i.e. the window.crypto method)\nSolution: Use Chrome >= 11, Safari >= 3.1 or Firefox >= 21");   
     return false;
   }
-}
-
-function require(script) {
-    $.ajax({
-        url: script,
-        dataType: "script",
-        async: false,           // <-- this is the key
-        success: function () {
-            // all good...
-        },
-        error: function () {
-            throw new Error("Could not load script " + script);
-        }
-    });
-}
+}
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