diff --git a/templates/python/code_quality/black/README.md b/templates/python/code_quality/black/README.md
index 7e6c0efecdca670d7199739000fbf8d2678cb0e0..b35a17682a67977ee0f9b0014414c7fbb418ae0f 100644
--- a/templates/python/code_quality/black/README.md
+++ b/templates/python/code_quality/black/README.md
@@ -19,12 +19,10 @@ pre-commit, etc), you can use `pyproject.toml` configuration file. Learn more
 about [pyproject](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/reference/build-system/pyproject-toml/)
 configuration files.
 
-## Add a [![Code style: black](https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20style-black-000000.svg)](https://github.com/psf/black) badge to your project README.md
+## Add a [![Black](https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20style-black-000000.svg)](https://github.com/psf/black) badge to your project README.md
 
 To display the use of Black in your project, you can add the following badge to your README.md:
 
 ```markdown
-<a href="https://github.com/psf/black">
-    <img alt="Code style: black" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20style-black-000000.svg">
-</a>
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+[![Black](https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20style-black-000000.svg)](https://github.com/psf/black)
+```
diff --git a/templates/python/code_quality/flake8/README.md b/templates/python/code_quality/flake8/README.md
index 854e76dd48944aaaa6e5d72833be2e06740c014e..835eb06c206c7a495d9c89d4d637012e785bf2e2 100644
--- a/templates/python/code_quality/flake8/README.md
+++ b/templates/python/code_quality/flake8/README.md
@@ -17,12 +17,10 @@ To add configuration to `flake8` shared with any other usage of flake8 (such as
 pre-commit, etc), you can use `.flake8` configuration file. Learn more
 about [flake8 configuration](https://flake8.pycqa.org/en/latest/user/configuration.html) files.
 
-## Add a [![Code style: Flake8](https://img.shields.io/badge/Flake8-checks-blue)](https://flake8.pycqa.org/) badge to your project README.md
+## Add a [![Flake8](https://img.shields.io/badge/Linter-Flake8-blue)](https://flake8.pycqa.org/) badge to your project README.md
 
 To display the use of Flake8 in your project, you can add the following badge to your README.md:
 
 ```markdown
-<a href="https://flake8.pycqa.org/">
-    <img alt="Code style: Flake8" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Flake8-checks-blue">
-</a>
+[![Flake8](https://img.shields.io/badge/Linter-Flake8-blue)](https://flake8.pycqa.org/)
 ```
diff --git a/templates/python/code_quality/isort/README.md b/templates/python/code_quality/isort/README.md
index 61467a0fe3fb44c722eef8a9e607812d41e2f2a7..e3275d7907016356a864a8db28f021b33ddfad85 100644
--- a/templates/python/code_quality/isort/README.md
+++ b/templates/python/code_quality/isort/README.md
@@ -19,12 +19,10 @@ pre-commit, etc), you can use `pyproject.toml` configuration file or a dedicated
 more about [isort configuration](https://pycqa.github.io/isort/docs/configuration/config_files.html)
 files.
 
-## Add an [![Imports: isort](https://img.shields.io/badge/Imports-isort-yellow)](https://pycqa.github.io/isort/) badge to your project README.md
+## Add a [![Imports: isort](https://img.shields.io/badge/imports-isort-%231674b1?style=flat&labelColor=ef8336)](https://pycqa.github.io/isort/) badge to your project README.md
 
 To display the use of isort in your project, you can add the following badge to your README.md:
 
 ```markdown
-<a href="https://pycqa.github.io/isort/">
-    <img alt="Imports: isort" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Imports-isort-yellow">
-</a>
+[![Imports: isort](https://img.shields.io/badge/imports-isort-%231674b1?style=flat&labelColor=ef8336)](https://pycqa.github.io/isort/)
 ```
diff --git a/templates/python/code_quality/mypy/README.md b/templates/python/code_quality/mypy/README.md
index c8c7793a9b113e28839de482487035d7bd79fd92..d776265251d43d76a791921095ea07ba11977591 100644
--- a/templates/python/code_quality/mypy/README.md
+++ b/templates/python/code_quality/mypy/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ To add configuration to `mypy` shared with any other usage of mypy (such as manu
 etc), you can use `mypy.ini`, `setup.cfg` or `pyproject.toml` configuration file. Learn more
 about [mypy configuration](https://mypy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/config_file.html) files.
 
-## Add a [![Type Checked: mypy](https://img.shields.io/badge/mypy-checks-blue)](https://mypy.readthedocs.io/) badge to your project README.md
+## Add a [![Checked with mypy](https://img.shields.io/badge/mypy-checked-blue)](https://mypy.readthedocs.io/) badge to your project README.md
 
 To display the use of mypy in your project, you can add the following badge to your README.md:
 
diff --git a/templates/python/code_quality/ruff/README.md b/templates/python/code_quality/ruff/README.md
index 6a9dc91ea3155e781a89373ef98d21f04386b4cb..558d6b7e963bbf7ca8b8541558417bfa190d745a 100644
--- a/templates/python/code_quality/ruff/README.md
+++ b/templates/python/code_quality/ruff/README.md
@@ -19,12 +19,16 @@ pre-commit, etc), you can use a `pyproject.toml`, `ruff.toml`, or `.ruff.toml` c
 your project's root directory. Learn more
 about [ruff configuration](https://beta.ruff.rs/docs/configuration/) files.
 
-## Add a [![Code style: Ruff](https://img.shields.io/badge/Ruff-Linter-blue)](https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff) badge to your project README.md
+## Add a [![Ruff](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/astral-sh/ruff/main/assets/badge/v2.json)](https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff) badge to your project README.md
 
 To display the use of Ruff in your project, you can add the following badge to your README.md:
 
 ```markdown
-<a href="https://github.com/ruffle-rs/ruffle">
-    <img alt="Code style: Ruff" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Ruff-Linter-blue">
-</a>
+[![Ruff](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/astral-sh/ruff/main/assets/badge/v2.json)](https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff)
+```
+
+A more "classic" version of the badge ([![Code style: Ruff](https://img.shields.io/badge/Linter-Ruff-blue)](https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff)) is also available:
+
+```markdown
+[![Ruff](https://img.shields.io/badge/Linter-Ruff-blue)](https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff)
 ```
diff --git a/templates/python/testing/pytest/README.md b/templates/python/testing/pytest/README.md
index 7a8607d664ad25a54cd4fe6cfca5e68200c06f37..9adbf09b6f075dccfbdae5020b7a15af0b20e702 100644
--- a/templates/python/testing/pytest/README.md
+++ b/templates/python/testing/pytest/README.md
@@ -54,7 +54,5 @@ https://docs.r2devops.io/get-started/use-templates/#multiple-usage-of-the-same-j
 To display the use of pytest in your project, you can add the following badge to your README.md:
 
 ```markdown
-<a href="https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/">
-    <img alt="Tested with pytest" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Tested%20with-pytest-green">
-</a>
+[![Tested with pytest](https://img.shields.io/badge/Tested%20with-pytest-green)](https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/)
 ```