diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_docs.yml b/.github/workflows/build_docs.yml
index 13efaab..78218ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_docs.yml
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Ensure that version and docs directories exist
         run: mkdir -p ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }} docs
 
+      - name: Remove badges from README.md prior to converting to HTML
+        run: sed -i '1,8 {/^\[\!.*actions\/workflows/d}' ref_branch/README.md
+
       - name: Convert README.md to HTML and save to the version directory
         uses: docker://pandoc/core:latest
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_converting_readme.yml b/.github/workflows/test_converting_readme.yml
index e545613..e93c501 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_converting_readme.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_converting_readme.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-      - name: Convert README.md to HTML and save to the version directory
+      - name: Remove badges from README.md prior to converting to HTML
+        run: sed -i '1,8 {/^\[\!.*actions\/workflows/d}' README.md
+
+      - name: Convert README.md to HTML
         uses: docker://pandoc/core:latest
         with:
           args: >-