diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 1133312a3..49086caac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ jobs:
           days-before-issue-close: 7
           days-before-pr-stale: 45
           days-before-pr-close: 7
-          exempt-issue-labels: 'bug,enhancement,work_in_progress,help_wanted'
+          exempt-issue-labels: 'type: bug,enhancement,work_in_progress,help_wanted'
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cebecc600..56b66b9fc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@ Conductor is an _orchestration_ engine that runs in the cloud.
 
 
 
-[![Download](https://api.bintray.com/packages/netflixoss/maven/conductor/images/download.svg)](https://bintray.com/netflixoss/maven/conductor/_latestVersion)
+[![Github release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/Netflix/conductor.svg)](https://GitHub.com/Netflix/conductor/releases)
 [![CI](https://github.com/Netflix/conductor/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Netflix/conductor/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
 [![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/Netflix/conductor.svg)](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
-[![Issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues/Netflix/conductor.svg)](https://github.com/Netflix/conductor/issues)
 [![NetflixOSS Lifecycle](https://img.shields.io/osslifecycle/Netflix/conductor.svg)]()
 
 ## Community