diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
index 38dcfe3c..1b29b486 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
@@ -60,9 +60,12 @@ jobs:
             - name: build offline
               run: npm run build:offline
 
+            - name: Rename offline.zip with version metadata
+              run: mv ./dist/offline.zip ./dist/offline_${{ github.ref_name }}.zip
+
             - name: Generate index.html in snapshot
               working-directory: .
-              run: sed -e 's#_PATH_#https://pyscript.net/releases/${{ github.ref_name }}/#' -e 's#_DOC_VERSION_#${{ github.ref_name }}#' -e 's#_TAG_VERSION_#/tag/${{ github.ref_name }}#' -e 's#_VERSION_#${{ github.ref_name }}#' ./public/index.html > ./core/dist/index.html
+              run: sed -e 's#_PATH_#https://pyscript.net/releases/${{ github.ref_name }}/#g' -e 's#_DOC_VERSION_#${{ github.ref_name }}#g' -e 's#_TAG_VERSION_#/tag/${{ github.ref_name }}#g' -e 's#_VERSION_#${{ github.ref_name }}#g' ./public/index.html > ./core/dist/index.html
 
             - name: Generate release.tar from snapshot and put it in dist/
               working-directory: .
@@ -71,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
             - name: Upload offline.zip to release
               env:
                   GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-              run: gh release upload ${{ github.ref_name }} ./dist/offline.zip
+              run: gh release upload ${{ github.ref_name }} ./dist/offline_${{ github.ref_name }}.zip
 
             - name: Configure AWS credentials
               uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v5
diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 64cb079f..e4fa8b37 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@
                 <li><a href="core.js">core.js</a></li>
                 <li><a href="core.js.map">core.js.map</a></li>
                 <li>
-                    <a href="offline.zip">offline.zip</a> (PyScript _VERSION_
-                    zipped up for offline use)
+                    <a href="offline__VERSION_.zip">offline__VERSION_.zip</a>
+                    (PyScript _VERSION_ zipped up for offline use)
                 </li>
             </ul>
             <div id="out"></div>
@@ -125,8 +125,9 @@
                                 d="M43.3,6h-1.6c-0.5,0-0.8,0.3-0.8,0.8V10c0,3.5-2.8,6.4-6.3,6.4H17.4c-3.5,0-6.3-2.9-6.3-6.4V6.8
                        c0-0.5-0.3-0.8-0.8-0.8H8.7C6.1,6,4,8.2,4,10.8v34.4C4,47.8,6.1,50,8.7,50h34.6c2.6,0,4.7-2.2,4.7-4.8V10.8C48,8.2,45.9,6,43.3,6z"
                             />
-                        </g></svg
-                ></a>
+                        </g>
+                    </svg>
+                </a>
             </h2>
             <pre id="example">
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