diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 6dbfef4..d5b8e71 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -34,4 +34,6 @@
 
 ## References
 
-<!-- Use 'Closes #123' or 'Relates to #123' -->
+Use either 'Closes #123' or 'Relates to #123' to reference the corresponding issue.
+
+Closes #**ISSUE-NUMBER**
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 253ce52..bbce4d2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,14 +27,19 @@
 <table>
   <tbody>
     <tr>
+      <td align="center" valign="top" width="14.28%">
+          <a href="https://github.com/elfenpiff">
+              <div style="width: 100px; height: 100px; border-radius: 50%; overflow: hidden;">
+                <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/56729169" alt="Christian »elfenpiff« Eltzschig" style="width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover;"/>
+                <br />
+                <sub><b>Christian »elfenpiff« Eltzschig</b></sub>
+              </div>
+          </a>
+      </td>
       <td align="center" valign="top" width="14.28%">
           <a href="https://github.com/elboberido">
-          <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/56729607" width="100px;" alt="Mathias Kraus"/><br />
+          <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/56729607" alt="Mathias »elBoberido« Kraus" style="border-radius: 50%; width: 100px; height: 100px;"/><br />
           <sub><b>Mathias »elBoberido« Kraus</b></sub></a></td>
-      <td align="center" valign="top" width="14.28%">
-          <a href="https://github.com/elfenpiff">
-          <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/56729169" width="100px;" alt="Christian Eltzschig"/><br />
-          <sub><b>Christian »elfenpiff« Eltzschig</b></sub></a></td>
     </tr>
   </tbody>
 </table>