diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_clone_badge.yml b/.github/workflows/update_clone_badge.yml
index 7ebaea8b..95ca6b70 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_clone_badge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_clone_badge.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Update README badge
         run: |
-          sed -i "s|label=Clones.*)|label=Clones-${{ steps.calculate_new_total.outputs.NEW_TOTAL }})|" README.md
+          sed -i "s|\(label=Clones%3A%20\)\(\d\+\)|\1${{ steps.calculate_new_total.outputs.NEW_TOTAL }}|" README.md
 
       - name: Commit and push changes
         run: |