diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
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@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ for-profit entity that also maintains [tendermint.com](https://tendermint.com).
 [bft]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_fault_tolerance
 [smr]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_machine_replication
 [Blockchain]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockchain
-[version-badge]: https://img.shields.io/github/tag/tendermint/tendermint.svg
+[version-badge]: https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/tendermint/tendermint.svg
 [version-url]: https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/releases/latest
 [api-badge]: https://camo.githubusercontent.com/915b7be44ada53c290eb157634330494ebe3e30a/68747470733a2f2f676f646f632e6f72672f6769746875622e636f6d2f676f6c616e672f6764646f3f7374617475732e737667
 [api-url]: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/tendermint/tendermint