diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 04565f6..52beca8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ This repository holds shell scripts that Intersect uses to engage in Cardano on-
 
 - [ipfs-check.sh](./scripts/ipfs-check.sh)
   - Checks if a file is accessible via free IPFS gateways
-- [ipfs-pin.sh](./scripts/ipfs-check.sh)
+- [ipfs-pin.sh](./scripts/ipfs-pin.sh)
   - Allows user to pin a file on a number of pinning services
   - Optionally allows the user to check file's discoverability first
 
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ This repository holds shell scripts that Intersect uses to engage in Cardano on-
 
 #### CIP-100 Author Scripts
 
-- [author-create-witness.sh](./scripts/author-create-witness.sh)
+- [author-create.sh](./scripts/author-create.sh)
   - Adds an author witness to CIP100/CIP108 metadata
-- [author-verify-witness.sh](./scripts/author-verify-witness.sh)
+- [author-validate.sh](./scripts/author-validate.sh)
   - Checks the correctness of CIP100/CIP108 metadata with a author(s) witness(es)
 
 #### Other Scripts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ This repository holds shell scripts that Intersect uses to engage in Cardano on-
 - [2025 Budget Treasury Withdrawals](./docs/2025-budget-withdrawals.md)
   - Documents the scripts and high level process to create the treasury withdrawal governance actions for the Intersect 2025 budget.
 
-## Dependencies
+## Dependencies
 
 In order to run all of these scripts you will need
 
diff --git a/scripts/author-create-witness.sh b/scripts/author-create.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/author-create-witness.sh
rename to scripts/author-create.sh
diff --git a/scripts/author-verify-witness.sh b/scripts/author-validate.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/author-verify-witness.sh
rename to scripts/author-validate.sh