diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index f7239ece6b..137b0c5cdd 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -103,3 +103,11 @@ Code Formatting:
 ----------------
 
 This project follows the usual Alfresco Coding Standards. If you use Eclipse or IntelliJ, there are settings inside the ide-config directory for you to import.
+
+Surf build errors:
+------------------
+
+If you get: 
+[ERROR] Failed to execute goal on project alfresco-rm-community-share: Could not resolve dependencies for project org.alfresco:alfresco-rm-community-share:amp:2.6-SNAPSHOT: Failed to collect dependencies at org.alfresco.surf:spring-surf-api:jar:6.3 -> org.alfresco.surf:spring-surf:jar:${dependency.surf.version}: Failed to read artifact descriptor for org.alfresco.surf:spring-surf:jar:${dependency.surf.version}: Could not transfer artifact org.alfresco.surf:spring-surf:pom:${dependency.surf.version} from/to alfresco-internal (https://artifacts.alfresco.com/nexus/content/groups/private): Not authorized , ReasonPhrase:Unauthorized. -> [Help 1]
+
+then please re-run with  -Ddependency.surf.version=6.3
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c0dd69014f..5fc3431901 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@
                         <regexPropertySetting>
                            <name>rm.module.repo.version.min</name>
                            <value>${alfresco.version}</value>
-                           <regex>(\d+)\.(\d+).*</regex>
-                           <replacement>$1.$2</replacement>
+                           <regex>([0-9\.]*[0-9]).*</regex>
+                           <replacement>$1</replacement>
                            <failIfNoMatch>false</failIfNoMatch>
                         </regexPropertySetting>
                         <regexPropertySetting>