diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d74e8f9..5e2196e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,25 +6,6 @@
 > it tells you which historical and recent CVEs that system is still
 > vulnerable to, and — with explicit confirmation — gets you root.
 
-```
-       ,d8888b,
-      d88'  `88b
-     d88' ,db, `88b
-     888  d8''8b  888===========================================╗
-     888  88  88  888                                           ║
-     888  `8bd8'  888                                        ╔══╩═╗
-     `88b  `""'  d88'                                        ║    ╠═╗
-      `Y8,      ,8P'                                         ║    ║ ║
-        `"Y8P"'                                              ║    ╠═╝
-                                                             ║    ║
-                                                             ║    ╠═╗
-                                                             ║    ║ ║
-                                                             ║    ╠═╝
-                                                             ╚════╝
-
-                       S K E L E T O N K E Y
-```
-
 > ⚠️ **Authorized testing only.** SKELETONKEY is a research and red-team
 > tool. By using it you assert you have explicit authorization to test
 > the target system. See [`docs/ETHICS.md`](docs/ETHICS.md).
diff --git a/skeletonkey.c b/skeletonkey.c
index f6cf6d5..9726a40 100644
--- a/skeletonkey.c
+++ b/skeletonkey.c
@@ -28,28 +28,13 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#define SKELETONKEY_VERSION "0.4.4"
+#define SKELETONKEY_VERSION "0.4.5"
 
 static const char BANNER[] =
 "\n"
-"       ,d8888b,\n"
-"      d88'  `88b\n"
-"     d88' ,db, `88b\n"
-"     888  d8''8b  888===========================================╗\n"
-"     888  88  88  888                                           ║\n"
-"     888  `8bd8'  888                                        ╔══╩═╗\n"
-"     `88b  `\"\"'  d88'                                        ║    ╠═╗\n"
-"      `Y8,      ,8P'                                         ║    ║ ║\n"
-"        `\"Y8P\"'                                              ║    ╠═╝\n"
-"                                                             ║    ║\n"
-"                                                             ║    ╠═╗\n"
-"                                                             ║    ║ ║\n"
-"                                                             ║    ╠═╝\n"
-"                                                             ╚════╝\n"
-"\n"
-"                       S K E L E T O N K E Y\n"
-"           Curated Linux kernel LPE corpus — v" SKELETONKEY_VERSION "\n"
-"                AUTHORIZED TESTING ONLY — see docs/ETHICS.md\n";
+"SKELETONKEY — Curated Linux kernel LPE corpus — v" SKELETONKEY_VERSION "\n"
+"AUTHORIZED TESTING ONLY — see docs/ETHICS.md\n"
+"\n";
 
 static void usage(const char *prog)
 {