diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 94604c0..521502e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div align="center">
+<div align="center">
 
 # 🦊 Hey, ich bin Nicki!
 
diff --git a/heatmap.svg b/heatmap.svg
index f53b58b..a9ce4df 100644
--- a/heatmap.svg
+++ b/heatmap.svg
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 740 265" width="100%" height="100%">
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 740 265" width="100%" height="100%">
   <defs>
     <linearGradient id="foxGrad" x1="0%" y1="0%" x2="100%" y2="100%">
       <stop offset="0%" stop-color="#d980fa" />
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@
     <text class="title" x="0" y="14">🦊 NickiCloud <tspan font-weight="400" fill="var(--accent)">•</tspan> <tspan font-weight="500" font-size="12" fill="var(--text-sub)">Gitea Activity</tspan></text>
     <rect x="510" y="0" width="190" height="22" rx="11" fill="var(--metric-bg)" stroke="var(--metric-border)" stroke-width="1" />
     <circle cx="522" cy="11" r="4" fill="var(--accent)" />
-    <text class="subtitle" x="532" y="15" font-weight="600">22 Commits im letzten Jahr</text>
+    <text class="subtitle" x="532" y="15" font-weight="600">23 Commits im letzten Jahr</text>
   </g>
   <!-- Month Labels -->
   <text class="lbl-month" x="34" y="54">Sep</text>
@@ -1171,8 +1172,8 @@
     <rect class="cell lvl-3" x="697" y="77" width="10" height="10" rx="2" style="animation-delay: 612ms;">
       <title>01.09.2026: 9 Commits</title>
     </rect>
-    <rect class="cell lvl-2" x="697" y="90" width="10" height="10" rx="2" style="animation-delay: 612ms;">
-      <title>02.09.2026: 6 Commits</title>
+    <rect class="cell lvl-3" x="697" y="90" width="10" height="10" rx="2" style="animation-delay: 612ms;">
+      <title>02.09.2026: 7 Commits</title>
     </rect>
     <rect class="cell lvl-0" x="697" y="103" width="10" height="10" rx="2" style="animation-delay: 612ms;">
       <title>03.09.2026: 0 Commits</title>
@@ -1191,7 +1192,7 @@
   <g transform="translate(34, 166)">
     <rect width="216" height="36" rx="8" fill="var(--metric-bg)" stroke="var(--metric-border)" stroke-width="1" />
     <text x="12" y="23" font-size="16">📦</text>
-    <text class="stat-val" x="38" y="17">22</text>
+    <text class="stat-val" x="38" y="17">23</text>
     <text class="stat-lbl" x="38" y="29">Jahres-Beiträge</text>
   </g>
   <g transform="translate(264, 166)">
diff --git a/src/ProfileManager/Program.cs b/src/ProfileManager/Program.cs
index 584166b..1ec04be 100644
--- a/src/ProfileManager/Program.cs
+++ b/src/ProfileManager/Program.cs
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ internal static class Program
             {
                 Directory.CreateDirectory(svgDir);
             }
-            await File.WriteAllTextAsync(svgPath, svgContent, Encoding.UTF8);
+            var utf8WithoutBom = new UTF8Encoding(false);
+            await File.WriteAllTextAsync(svgPath, svgContent, utf8WithoutBom);
             Console.WriteLine($"[SVG] Saved successfully to: {svgPath}");
 
             // Step 4: Inject latest repos into README.md
diff --git a/src/ProfileManager/Services/ReadmeInjector.cs b/src/ProfileManager/Services/ReadmeInjector.cs
index f35a092..a2b510a 100644
--- a/src/ProfileManager/Services/ReadmeInjector.cs
+++ b/src/ProfileManager/Services/ReadmeInjector.cs
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ public static class ReadmeInjector
 
         var newContent = content.Substring(0, startIndex) + replacement + content.Substring(endIndex + EndMarker.Length);
 
-        File.WriteAllText(readmePath, newContent, Encoding.UTF8);
+        var utf8WithoutBom = new UTF8Encoding(false);
+        File.WriteAllText(readmePath, newContent, utf8WithoutBom);
         Console.WriteLine($"[README] Successfully injected {repos.Count} repositories into {readmePath}");
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/src/ProfileManager/Services/SvgGenerator.cs b/src/ProfileManager/Services/SvgGenerator.cs
index 154ceeb..6f2d1f2 100644
--- a/src/ProfileManager/Services/SvgGenerator.cs
+++ b/src/ProfileManager/Services/SvgGenerator.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ public static class SvgGenerator
         const int cellGap = 3;
         const int colStep = cellSize + cellGap; // 13px
 
+        sb.AppendLine("""<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>""");
         sb.AppendLine($"""<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 {svgWidth} {svgHeight}" width="100%" height="100%">""");
         sb.AppendLine("  <defs>");
         sb.AppendLine("    <linearGradient id=\"foxGrad\" x1=\"0%\" y1=\"0%\" x2=\"100%\" y2=\"100%\">");