diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-progress.yml b/.github/workflows/update-progress.yml
index d922bef576c..29cfe03a558 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-progress.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-progress.yml
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ jobs:
         
         echo "::notice title=Release Progress::${PERCENTAGE}% Complete (${DONE}/${TOTAL}) - ${STATUS}"
         
-        # Create badge JSON for shields.io endpoint with proper escaping
+        # Create badge JSON for shields.io endpoint with proper escaping (\($done)/\($total))
         BADGE_JSON=$(jq -n \
           --arg percentage "$PERCENTAGE" \
           --arg done "$DONE" \
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ jobs:
           '{
             "schemaVersion": 1,
             "label": "Release Progress",
-            "message": "\($percentage)% (\($done)/\($total))",
+            "message": "\($percentage)%",
             "color": $color,
             "style": "flat-square"
           }')
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ jobs:
         echo "::notice::Gist updated successfully"
         
         # Generate badge URL for use in README
-        BADGE_URL="https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://gist.githubusercontent.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER}/${GIST_ID}/raw/${GIST_NAME}"
+        BADGE_URL="https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://gist.githubusercontent.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER}-Bot/${GIST_ID}/raw/${GIST_NAME}"
         PROJECT_URL="https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/projects/39"
         
         echo "::notice::Badge URL generated: $BADGE_URL"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7cd9ad8713c..c19d1703f66 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ least one annual release for each maintenance branch.
 | FUTURE | Multi-threaded HDF5, crashproofing / metadata journaling, Full (VFD) SWMR, encryption, digital signatures, sparse datasets, improved storage for variable-length datatypes, better Unicode support (especially on Windows) |
 
 ### Release Progress
-[![Release Progress](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://gist.githubusercontent.com/HDFGroup/0ad2eabb63b28eb90d69f5e5b2c1496f/raw/release-progress-hdf5.json)](https://github.com/orgs/HDFGroup/projects/39/views/24)
+
+[![Release Progress](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://gist.githubusercontent.com/HDFGroup-Bot/0ad2eabb63b28eb90d69f5e5b2c1496f/raw/release-progress-hdf5.json)](https://github.com/orgs/HDFGroup/projects/39/views/24)
 
 The badge above shows the current progress of release-blocking issues with colors that reflect completion status: