diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c87a400..62ff808 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ and the
 [Go implementation](https://github.com/golang/snappy).
 
 [![Build status](https://github.com/BurntSushi/rust-snappy/workflows/ci/badge.svg)](https://github.com/BurntSushi/rust-snappy/actions)
-[![](https://meritbadge.herokuapp.com/snap)](https://crates.io/crates/snap)
+[![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/snap.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/snap)
 
 Licensed under the BSD 3-Clause.
 
diff --git a/szip/README.md b/szip/README.md
index 61b299c..247ceb1 100644
--- a/szip/README.md
+++ b/szip/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ A pure Rust command line tool for compressing and decompressing Snappy files.
 By default, this tool uses the Snappy frame format.
 
 [![Build status](https://github.com/BurntSushi/rust-snappy/workflows/ci/badge.svg)](https://github.com/BurntSushi/rust-snappy/actions)
-[![](https://meritbadge.herokuapp.com/szip)](https://crates.io/crates/szip)
+[![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/szip.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/szip)
 
 Licensed under the BSD 3-Clause.