diff --git a/scripts/publish.sh b/scripts/publish.sh
index a9d95db1..e7afe85e 100644
--- a/scripts/publish.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish.sh
@@ -7,11 +7,15 @@ cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
 VERSION="$1"
 DATE=$(date +%F)
 TAG="v$VERSION"
+VERSION_REGEX="[0-9a-z\\.\\-]+"
 
 update_version_in_source () {
 	IFS=".-" read MAJOR MINOR REVISION EXTRA < <(echo "$VERSION")
 	UNDERLINE=$(printf -- '-%.0s' $(seq 1 ${#TAG}))
 
+	sed -i~ -bE "s/version=$VERSION_REGEX/version=$VERSION/; s|ardu-badge.com/ArduinoJson/$VERSION_REGEX|ardu-badge.com/ArduinoJson/$VERSION|; " README.md
+	rm README.md*~
+
 	sed -i~ -bE "4s/HEAD/$TAG ($DATE)/; 5s/-+/$UNDERLINE/" CHANGELOG.md
 	rm CHANGELOG.md*~
 	sed -i~ -bE "s/\"version\":.*$/\"version\": \"$VERSION\",/" library.json