diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
index 9bf4be3af..9788ccb7f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ jobs:
         run: node ./scripts/release/bump-version.js "${{ needs.release-pr.outputs.new-version }}"
       - name: Update major version in CDN URLs
         run: node ./scripts/release/update-cdn-urls.js
+      - name: Update SVGs count milestone
+        run: node ./scripts/release/update-svgs-count.js
       - name: Update slugs table
         run: node ./scripts/release/update-slugs-table.js
       - name: Commit version bump
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 48c0a9345..77a939740 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 </a>
 <h3 align="center">Simple Icons</h3>
 <p align="center">
-Over 2000 Free SVG icons for popular brands. See them all on one page at <a href="https://simpleicons.org">SimpleIcons.org</a>. Contributions, corrections & requests can be made on GitHub.</p>
+Over 2100 Free SVG icons for popular brands. See them all on one page at <a href="https://simpleicons.org">SimpleIcons.org</a>. Contributions, corrections & requests can be made on GitHub.</p>
 </p>
 
 <p align="center">
diff --git a/scripts/release/bump-version.js b/scripts/release/bump-version.js
index 7755b75d8..4072f31dd 100644
--- a/scripts/release/bump-version.js
+++ b/scripts/release/bump-version.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const rootDir = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..');
 const packageJsonFile = path.resolve(rootDir, 'package.json');
 
 const readManifest = (file) => {
-  const manifestRaw = fs.readFileSync(file).toString();
+  const manifestRaw = fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf-8');
   const manifestJson = JSON.parse(manifestRaw);
   return manifestJson;
 };
diff --git a/scripts/release/update-cdn-urls.js b/scripts/release/update-cdn-urls.js
index a37c00872..be06aa7e7 100644
--- a/scripts/release/update-cdn-urls.js
+++ b/scripts/release/update-cdn-urls.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const getMajorVersion = (semVerVersion) => {
 };
 
 const getManifest = () => {
-  const manifestRaw = fs.readFileSync(packageJsonFile).toString();
+  const manifestRaw = fs.readFileSync(packageJsonFile, 'utf-8');
   return JSON.parse(manifestRaw);
 };
 
diff --git a/scripts/release/update-svgs-count.js b/scripts/release/update-svgs-count.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a8c48d829
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/release/update-svgs-count.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+/**
+ * @fileoverview
+ * Replaces the SVG count milestone "Over <NUMBER> Free SVG icons..." located
+ * at README every time the number of current icons is more than `updateRange`
+ * more than the previous milestone.
+ */
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+const regexMatcher = /Over\s(\d+)\s/;
+const updateRange = 100;
+
+const rootDir = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..');
+const dataFile = path.resolve(rootDir, '_data', 'simple-icons.json');
+const readmeFile = path.resolve(rootDir, 'README.md');
+const readmeContent = fs.readFileSync(readmeFile, 'utf-8');
+
+let overNIconsInReadme;
+try {
+  overNIconsInReadme = parseInt(regexMatcher.exec(readmeContent)[1]);
+} catch (err) {
+  console.error(
+    'Failed to obtain number of SVG icons of current milestone in README:',
+    err,
+  );
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+const nIcons = require(dataFile).icons.length,
+  newNIcons = overNIconsInReadme + updateRange;
+if (nIcons <= newNIcons) {
+  process.exit(0);
+}
+
+const newContent = readmeContent.replace(regexMatcher, `Over ${newNIcons} `);
+fs.writeFileSync(readmeFile, newContent);