diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.16.1] - 2024-01-12
+
+### Fixed
+
+* Bug in README shield formatting
+
 ## [0.16.0] - 2024-01-12
 
 This release introduces two major change in pixelator:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6d17a846..17af18bb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
 
 
 ![python-version](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.10%20%7C%203.11-blue)
-[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+[![MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
 [![DOI](https://img.shields.io/badge/DOI-10.1101/2023.06.05.543770-B31B1B.svg)](https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.06.05.543770v1)
-![conda](https://anaconda.org/bioconda/pixelator/badges/version.svg)
-![pypi](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/pixelgen-pixelator)
-
+[![conda](https://anaconda.org/bioconda/pixelator/badges/version.svg)](https://bioconda.github.io/recipes/pixelator/README.html#package-pixelator)
+[![pypi](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/pixelgen-pixelator)](https://pypi.org/project/pixelgen-pixelator/)
 [![Tests](https://github.com/PixelgenTechnologies/pixelator/actions/workflows/tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/PixelgenTechnologies/pixelator/actions/workflows/tests.yml)
 
 [**Documentation**](#documentation) |