diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9e16b89..7d04cd3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # @sapphirecode/snippeteer
 
-[![Package quality](https://packagequality.com/shield/@sapphirecode/snippeteer.svg)](https://packagequality.com/#?package=@sapphirecode/snippeteer)
+[![Package quality](https://packagequality.com/badge/%40sapphirecode%2Fsnippeteer.svg)](https://packagequality.com/#?package=%40sapphirecode%2Fsnippeteer)
 
 > macros for setting up projects or project parts
 
diff --git a/lib/snippets/readme/Assets.ts b/lib/snippets/readme/Assets.ts
index ff1e03b..6f1aa57 100644
--- a/lib/snippets/readme/Assets.ts
+++ b/lib/snippets/readme/Assets.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ export function get_readme (
   license: string,
   author: string
 ): string {
+  const uri = encodeURIComponent (software);
   return `# ${software}
 
-[![Package quality](https://packagequality.com/shield/${software}.svg)](https://packagequality.com/#?package=${software})
+[![Package quality](https://packagequality.com/shield/${uri}.svg)](https://packagequality.com/#?package=${uri})
 
 > ${description}