diff --git a/lib/string.js b/lib/string.js
index 6e957b8..22c68d7 100644
--- a/lib/string.js
+++ b/lib/string.js
@@ -396,9 +396,7 @@ exports.hyphenate = function hyphenate(str) {
  * @api draft
  */
 
-exports.slugify = function slugify(str) {
-  return exports.isString(str) ? exports.dashcase(str) : '';
-};
+exports.slugify = require('helper-slugify');
 
 /**
  * Reverse the characters in a string.
diff --git a/lib/utils/index.js b/lib/utils/index.js
index 582a729..60a0481 100644
--- a/lib/utils/index.js
+++ b/lib/utils/index.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ require('make-iterator');
 require('object.omit', 'omit');
 require('relative');
 require('right-align', 'alignRight');
+require('strip-color');
 require('titlecase');
 require('to-gfm-code-block', 'block');
 require('word-wrap', 'wrap');
@@ -51,6 +52,18 @@ utils.isEmpty = function(val) {
   }
 };
 
+/**
+ * Get the "title" from a markdown link
+ */
+
+utils.getTitle = function(str) {
+if (/^\[[^\]]+\]\(/.test(str)) {
+    var m = /^\[([^\]]+)\]/.exec(str);
+    if (m) return m[1];
+  }
+  return str;
+};
+
 /**
  * Returns true if the given `val` is an object.
  *
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9e04e14..1f1ca9a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     "export-files": "^2.1.1",
     "fs-exists-sync": "^0.1.0",
     "get-value": "^2.0.6",
+    "helper-slugify": "^0.2.0",
     "is-absolute": "^0.2.5",
     "is-number": "^2.1.0",
     "is-plain-object": "^2.0.1",
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
     "object.omit": "^2.0.0",
     "relative": "^3.0.2",
     "right-align": "^0.1.3",
+    "strip-color": "^0.1.0",
     "titlecase": "^1.1.2",
     "to-gfm-code-block": "^0.1.1",
     "word-wrap": "^1.1.0"
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@
     "markdown-link": "^0.1.1",
     "mocha": "^2.5.3",
     "through2": "^2.0.1",
-    "verb-generate-readme": "^0.1.21"
+    "verb-generate-readme": "^0.1.26"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "compile",
@@ -83,9 +85,8 @@
       "slugify",
       "templates",
       "verb",
-      "verb-readme-generator",
-      "word-wrap",
-      "verb-generate-readme"
+      "verb-generate-readme",
+      "word-wrap"
     ],
     "related": {
       "list": [
@@ -105,4 +106,4 @@
       "reflinks": true
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/test/string.js b/test/string.js
index 3d24cb7..a20302f 100644
--- a/test/string.js
+++ b/test/string.js
@@ -271,17 +271,19 @@ describe('string helpers', function() {
     it('should return an empty string when undefined.', function() {
       assert.equal(template('<%= slugify() %>', imports)(), '');
     });
+
     it('should slugify the characters in a string.', function() {
       assert.equal(template('<%= slugify("foo bar baz") %>', imports)(), 'foo-bar-baz');
     });
+
     it('should work with hyphens.', function() {
       assert.equal(template('<%= slugify("foo-bar-baz") %>', imports)(), 'foo-bar-baz');
-      assert.equal(template('<%= slugify("-foo bar baz-") %>', imports)(), 'foo-bar-baz');
+      assert.equal(template('<%= slugify("-foo bar baz-") %>', imports)(), '-foo-bar-baz-');
     });
 
     it('should work with other non-word characters.', function() {
-      assert.equal(template('<%= slugify("9foo-bar_baz") %>', imports)(), '9foo-bar-baz');
-      assert.equal(template('<%= slugify("_foo_bar_baz-") %>', imports)(), 'foo-bar-baz');
+      assert.equal(template('<%= slugify("9foo-bar_baz") %>', imports)(), '9foo-bar_baz');
+      assert.equal(template('<%= slugify("_foo_bar_baz-") %>', imports)(), '_foo_bar_baz-');
     });
   });