diff --git a/.vortex/tests/bats/_helper.bash b/.vortex/tests/bats/_helper.bash
index e664b71fc..3c9b1d45f 100644
--- a/.vortex/tests/bats/_helper.bash
+++ b/.vortex/tests/bats/_helper.bash
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ assert_files_present_common() {
   assert_file_contains .env "VORTEX_PROJECT=${suffix}"
 
   # Assert that Vortex version was replaced.
-  assert_file_contains "README.md" "badge/Vortex-${VORTEX_VERSION:-develop}-blue.svg"
+  assert_file_contains "README.md" "badge/Vortex-${VORTEX_VERSION:-develop}-5909A1.svg"
   assert_file_contains "README.md" "https://github.com/drevops/vortex/tree/${VORTEX_VERSION:-develop}"
   assert_file_not_contains "README.md" "The following list includes"
   assert_file_not_exists "README.dist.md"
@@ -849,6 +849,8 @@ assert_files_present_integration_renovatebot() {
 
   pushd "${dir}" >/dev/null || exit 1
 
+  assert_file_contains "README.md" "Automated updates"
+
   assert_file_exists "renovate.json"
 
   assert_file_contains ".circleci/config.yml" "renovatebot-self-hosted"
@@ -863,11 +865,14 @@ assert_files_present_no_integration_renovatebot() {
 
   pushd "${dir}" >/dev/null || exit 1
 
+  assert_file_not_contains "README.md" "Automated updates"
+
   assert_file_not_exists "renovate.json"
 
   assert_file_not_contains ".circleci/config.yml" "renovatebot-self-hosted"
   assert_file_not_contains ".circleci/config.yml" "renovatebot_schedule"
 
+
   popd >/dev/null || exit 1
 }
 
@@ -900,7 +905,7 @@ Drupal 10 implementation of ${name} for ${org}
 
 [//]: # (DO NOT REMOVE THE BADGE BELOW. IT IS USED BY VORTEX TO TRACK INTEGRATION)
 
-[![Vortex](https://img.shields.io/badge/Vortex-VORTEX_VERSION_URLENCODED-blue.svg)](https://github.com/drevops/vortex/tree/VORTEX_VERSION)
+[![Vortex](https://img.shields.io/badge/Vortex-VORTEX_VERSION_URLENCODED-5909A1.svg)](https://github.com/drevops/vortex/tree/VORTEX_VERSION)
 
 some other text
 EOT
diff --git a/.vortex/tests/bats/install.initial.bats b/.vortex/tests/bats/install.initial.bats
index 204c1a646..48f6e58d0 100644
--- a/.vortex/tests/bats/install.initial.bats
+++ b/.vortex/tests/bats/install.initial.bats
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ load _helper.bash
 
   # Assert that Vortex version was replaced.
   assert_file_contains "README.md" "https://github.com/drevops/vortex/tree/1.2.3"
-  assert_file_contains "README.md" "badge/Vortex-1.2.3-blue.svg"
+  assert_file_contains "README.md" "badge/Vortex-1.2.3-5909A1.svg"
 }
 
 @test "Install into empty directory; db from curl, storage is database import" {
diff --git a/README.dist.md b/README.dist.md
index affcaae9e..7dac7075b 100644
--- a/README.dist.md
+++ b/README.dist.md
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ Drupal 10 implementation of YOURSITE for YOURORG
 
 [//]: # (#;< RENOVATEBOT)
 
-[![RenovateBot](https://img.shields.io/badge/RenovateBot-enabled-brightgreen.svg?logo=renovatebot)](https://renovatebot.com)
+![Automated updates](https://img.shields.io/badge/Automated%20updates-RenovateBot-brightgreen.svg)
 
 [//]: # (#;> RENOVATEBOT)
 
 [//]: # (DO NOT REMOVE THE BADGE BELOW. IT IS USED BY VORTEX TO TRACK INTEGRATION)
 
-[![Vortex](https://img.shields.io/badge/Vortex-VORTEX_VERSION_URLENCODED-blue.svg)](https://github.com/drevops/vortex/tree/VORTEX_VERSION)
+[![Vortex](https://img.shields.io/badge/Vortex-VORTEX_VERSION_URLENCODED-5909A1.svg)](https://github.com/drevops/vortex/tree/VORTEX_VERSION)
 
 ## Onboarding to Vortex
 Use [Onboarding checklist](docs/onboarding.md) to track the project onboarding
@@ -21,10 +21,7 @@ to Vortex progress. Remove this section once onboarding is finished.
 
 ## Local environment setup
 
-- Make sure that you have latest versions of all required software installed:
-  - [Docker](https://www.docker.com/)
-  - [Pygmy](https://github.com/pygmystack/pygmy)
-  - [Ahoy](https://github.com/ahoy-cli/ahoy)
+- Make sure that you have latest versions of all required software installed: [Docker](https://www.docker.com/), [Pygmy](https://github.com/pygmystack/pygmy), [Ahoy](https://github.com/ahoy-cli/ahoy)
 - Make sure that all local web development services are shut down (Apache/Nginx, Mysql, MAMP etc).
 - Checkout project repository (in one of the [supported Docker directories](https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac/osxfs/#access-control)).