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-<center>
-![The YAP Logo](docs/icons/yap_128x128x32.png)
-</center>
+<p align="center">
+  <img src="./docs/icons/yap_128x128x32.png" alt="The YAP Logo"/>
+</p>
 
 NOTE: this version of YAP is still experimental, documentation may be out of date.