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 <p align="center">
     <a href="https://github.com/acemod/ACE3/releases/latest">
-        <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-3.16.3-blue.svg?style=flat-square" alt="ACE3 Version">
+        <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/release/acemod/ACE3.svg?style=flat-square&label=Version" alt="ACE3 Version">
     </a>
     <a href="https://github.com/acemod/ACE3/issues">
         <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/issues-raw/acemod/ACE3.svg?style=flat-square&label=Issues" alt="ACE3 Issues">