diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index be9d7a52..e3aadde4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
         "falafel": "^2.2.4",
         "js-yaml": "^3.14.0",
         "safe-publish-latest": "^1.1.4",
+        "signal-exit": "=3.0.3",
         "tap": "^8.0.1",
         "tap-parser": "^3.0.5"
     },
diff --git a/readme.markdown b/readme.markdown
index e0e9efef..182628d5 100644
--- a/readme.markdown
+++ b/readme.markdown
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# tape <sup>[![Version Badge][npm-version-svg]][package-url]</sup>
+# tape <sup>![Version Badge][npm-version-svg][package-url]</sup>
 
 tap-producing test harness for node and browsers