diff --git a/.github/workflows/package-release.yml b/.github/workflows/package-release.yml
index 3b12def3..e3ab332b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package-release.yml
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Publish package distributions to GitHub Releases
         uses: python-semantic-release/upload-to-gh-release@main
         with:
+          root_options: -v --strict
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
   pypi-install:
     name: Install package
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e2796c4a..01af5b1f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Things to be included in the next release go here.
 ### Fixed
 
 - Updated permissions for the release workflow to allow it to upload the distribution files to the GitHub Release
+- Updated the README to include the correct link to the badge displaying the total number of package downloads
 
 ______________________________________________________________________
 
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index ef756b94..abc8f5ef 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
    * - Code Quality
      - |CodeQL status| |CodeFactor grade| |pre-commit status|
    * - Package
-     - |PyPI: Package status| |PyPI: Latest release version| |PyPI: Supported Python versions| |License: Apache 2.0| |PyPI: Downloads| |Package build status| |PyPI upload status| |TestPyPI upload status|
+     - |PyPI: Package status| |PyPI: Latest release version| |PyPI: Supported Python versions| |PyPI: Downloads| |License: Apache 2.0| |Package build status| |PyPI upload status| |TestPyPI upload status|
    * - Documentation
      - |Documentation status|
    * - Code Style
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 .. |PyPI: Supported Python versions| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/tm_devices?logo=python
    :target: https://pypi.org/project/tm_devices/
 
-.. |PyPI: Downloads| image:: https://pepy.tech/badge/tm_devices
+.. |PyPI: Downloads| image:: https://pepy.tech/badge/tm-devices
    :target: https://pepy.tech/project/tm_devices
 
 .. |Code style: black| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20style-black-black