diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a38a76c82736e176c6599c1945e2ad8c74f08bf5..724e083ca9bfbb4623a85d66259d22cbb4b04c5a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ _Generate cover images from Hugo posts_
 - Install the [go toolchain](https://go.dev/doc/install)
 - Run `go install .`
   - This bundles your selected fonts into the binary
-- Run the tool from the root of your Hugo site (it also expects the site to be a
-  git repository)
+- Run the tool from the root of your Hugo site
   - **Example:** `p2c -i content/posts/post.md -o public/post/cover.png`
 
 ```
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ It looks at...
   - date
 - Site's config.{toml/yaml/yml} fields for
   - title (site title)
-- Git history to determine the date the post was last edited.
+- The file's metadata for the last modified date
 ```
 
 [goreportcard-badge]: https://goreportcard.com/badge/git.sr.ht/~amolith/p2c
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 755e6be2773a55f927272f13e5850c664eeaf983..9377cd1917dd4fbc286ee01542180c661dcf2fd8 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ It looks at...
   - date
 - The site's config.{toml/yaml/yml} fields for
   - title (site title)
-- The git history to determine the date the post was last edited.
+- The file's metadata for the last modified date
 
 `)
 }