diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4df36590..8c9b7567 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ We deliver 10x the value for a fraction of the cost of a full-time engineer. Our
 [![README Commercial Support][readme_commercial_support_img]][readme_commercial_support_link]
 ## License
 
-[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0)
+[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg?style=for-the-badge)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0)
 
 See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for full details.
 
diff --git a/modules/readme/Makefile b/modules/readme/Makefile
index 327f2fe5..b1ad2b00 100644
--- a/modules/readme/Makefile
+++ b/modules/readme/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ export README_YAML ?= README.yaml
 export README_TEMPLATE_REPO_REMOTE_NAME ?= origin
 export README_TEMPLATE_REPO_REMOTE ?= $(shell [ -d .git ] && git remote get-url $(README_TEMPLATE_REPO_REMOTE_NAME))
 
+export GOMPLATE_PATH ?= $(BUILD_HARNESS_PATH)/vendor/gomplate
+
 # Parse https://github.com/...
 ifneq (,$(findstring https://github.com/,$(README_TEMPLATE_REPO_REMOTE)))
 URL_NO_PROTOCOL := $(subst https://github.com/,,$(README_TEMPLATE_REPO_REMOTE))
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ readme/lint:
 
 ## Create README.md by building it from README.yaml
 readme/build: readme/deps $(README_TEMPLATE_FILE) $(README_DEPS)
-	@gomplate --file $(README_TEMPLATE_FILE) --out $(README_FILE) --config $(BUILD_HARNESS_PATH)/configs/gomplate.yaml
+	@$(GOMPLATE_PATH) --file $(README_TEMPLATE_FILE) --out $(README_FILE) --config $(BUILD_HARNESS_PATH)/configs/gomplate.yaml
 	@echo "Generated $(README_FILE) from $(README_TEMPLATE_FILE) using data from $(README_TEMPLATE_YAML)"
 
 readme/generate-related-references: