diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
index 12c8a34000..28ccfe973e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ jobs:
           coverage report
           coverage xml
 
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@f30e4959ba63075080d4f7f90cacc18d9f3fafd7 # v4
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@e0b68c6749509c5f83f984dd99a76a1c1a231044 # v4
         with:
           files: coverage.xml
         env:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5dc4d17f78..2de939183c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 ### Template
 
+- Add empty line in README.md to fix badges. ([#2729](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2729))
+
 ### Linting
 
 ### Modules
@@ -11,6 +13,7 @@
 ### General
 
 - update ruff to 0.2.0 and add it to pre-commit step ([#2725](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2725))
+- Update codecov/codecov-action digest to e0b68c6 ([#2728](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2728))
 
 ## [v2.12.1 - Aluminium Wolf - Patch](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/releases/tag/2.12.1) - [2024-02-01]
 
diff --git a/nf_core/pipeline-template/README.md b/nf_core/pipeline-template/README.md
index 5160ccb04d..1c4c34cd41 100644
--- a/nf_core/pipeline-template/README.md
+++ b/nf_core/pipeline-template/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     <img alt="{{ name }}" src="docs/images/{{ logo_light }}">
   </picture>
 </h1>
+
 {% endif -%}
 {% if github_badges -%}
 [![GitHub Actions CI Status](https://github.com/{{ name }}/workflows/nf-core%20CI/badge.svg)](https://github.com/{{ name }}/actions?query=workflow%3A%22nf-core+CI%22)