diff --git a/data/assets.toml b/data/assets.toml
index 3cbbf7db..d9271b22 100644
--- a/data/assets.toml
+++ b/data/assets.toml
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@
   sri = "sha256-4HLtjeVgH0eIB3aZ9mLYF6E8oU5chNdjU6p6rrXpl9U="
   url = "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/mark.js/%s/jquery.mark.min.js"
 [js.instantsearch]
-  version = "2.9.0"
-  sri = "sha256-cJXigylnJlxvAdfFNHeS+IiMcKWS3Rf/cy3bl9bb0ng="
+  version = "2.10.2"
+  sri = "sha256-gFCtPk/sonctyfwYOgjrPoWApQ0rqB6ezBBZ7p32yGc="
   url = "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/instantsearch.js/%s/instantsearch.min.js"
 [js.anchor]
   version = "4.1.1"
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@
   sri = "sha256-ZtmLe16p4jS4/2wPwwH6NzJt460SJzgLmhKrYo5yn7g="
   url = "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/instantsearch.js/%s/instantsearch.min.css"
 [css.instantsearchTheme]
-  version = "2.9.0"
-  sri = "sha256-0vcZrdMQksHcHrY60tPnVK71jnB3wX/JpMcah5BffjA="
+  version = "2.10.2"
+  sri = "sha256-uL8LUd3zkI/lXvc/Hv/oOu8ld6RJcOZiUY/8c+I+3/o="
   url = "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/instantsearch.js/%s/instantsearch-theme-algolia.min.css"
 [css.highlight]
   version = "9.12.0"
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/home/hero.md b/exampleSite/content/home/hero.md
index 923fe3d0..0c0bbff9 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/home/hero.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/home/hero.md
@@ -26,27 +26,11 @@ weight = 3
 
 The highly flexible website framework for Hugo with an extensible plugin mechanism. Create a beautifully simple site in under 10 minutes :rocket:
 <div style="margin-top: -0.5rem;">
-  <a id="academic-release" href="https://sourcethemes.com/academic/updates">Latest release</a>
+  <a id="academic-release" href="https://sourcethemes.com/academic/updates" data-repo="gcushen/hugo-academic">
+  Latest release <!-- V -->
+  </a>
 </div>
 <div class="mt-3">
-  <a class="github-button" href="https://github.com/gcushen/hugo-academic" data-icon="octicon-star" data-size="large" data-show-count="true" aria-label="Star gcushen/hugo-academic on GitHub">Star</a>
+  <a class="github-button" href="https://github.com/gcushen/hugo-academic" data-icon="octicon-star" data-size="large" data-show-count="true" aria-label="Star this on GitHub">Star</a>
 </div>
 <script async defer src="https://buttons.github.io/buttons.js"></script>
-<script type="text/javascript">
-  (function defer() {
-    if (window.jQuery) {
-      jQuery(document).ready(function(){
-        GetLatestReleaseInfo();
-      });
-    } else {
-      setTimeout(function() { defer() }, 50);
-    }
-  })();  
-  function GetLatestReleaseInfo() {
-    $.getJSON('https://api.github.com/repos/gcushen/hugo-academic/tags').done(function (json) {
-      let release = json[0];
-      // let downloadURL = release.zipball_url;
-      $('#academic-release').text('Latest release ' + release.name);  
-    });    
-}  
-</script>
diff --git a/layouts/partials/footer.html b/layouts/partials/footer.html
index 447188c7..13743437 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/footer.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/footer.html
@@ -89,6 +89,34 @@
     </script>
     {{ end }}
 
+    {{ if eq $.Site.Params.search.engine 1 }}
+    {{/* Fuse search result template. */}}
+    <script id="search-hit-fuse-template" type="text/x-template">
+      <div class="search-hit" id="summary-{{"{{key}}"}}">
+      <div class="search-hit-content">
+        <div class="search-hit-name">
+          {{ printf "<a href=\"%s\">%s</a>" "{{relpermalink}}" "{{title}}" | safeHTML }}
+          <div class="article-metadata search-hit-type">{{"{{type}}"}}</div>
+          <p class="search-hit-description">{{"{{snippet}}"}}</p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      </div>
+    </script>
+    {{ else if eq $.Site.Params.search.engine 2 }}
+    {{/* Algolia search result template. */}}
+    <script id="search-hit-algolia-template" type="text/html">
+      <div class="search-hit">
+        <div class="search-hit-content">
+          <div class="search-hit-name">
+            {{ printf "<a href=\"%s\">{{{_highlightResult.title.value}}}</a>" "{{relpermalink}}" | safeHTML }}
+          </div>
+          <div class="article-metadata search-hit-type">{{"{{type}}"}}</div>
+          <p class="search-hit-description">{{ safeHTML "{{{_highlightResult.summary.value}}}" }}</p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </script>
+    {{ end }}
+
     {{/* Fuse search engine. */}}
     {{ if eq .Site.Params.search.engine 1 }}
     {{ printf "<script src=\"%s\" integrity=\"%s\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"></script>" (printf $js.fuse.url $js.fuse.version) $js.fuse.sri | safeHTML }}
@@ -133,6 +161,7 @@
           instantsearch.widgets.searchBox({
             container: '#search-box',
             autofocus: false,
+            reset: true,
             poweredBy: {{ .Site.Params.search.algolia.show_logo | default false }},
             placeholder: i18n.placeholder
           })
@@ -148,7 +177,7 @@
               item: getTemplate('search-hit-algolia')
             },
             cssClasses: {
-              showmoreButton: 'btn btn-primary btn-outline'
+              showmoreButton: 'btn btn-outline-primary'
             }
           })
         );
@@ -169,33 +198,5 @@
     </script>
     {{ end }}
 
-    {{ if eq $.Site.Params.search.engine 1 }}
-    {{/* Fuse search result template. */}}
-    <script id="search-hit-fuse-template" type="text/x-template">
-      <div class="search-hit" id="summary-{{"{{key}}"}}">
-      <div class="search-hit-content">
-        <div class="search-hit-name">
-          {{ printf "<a href=\"%s\">%s</a>" "{{relpermalink}}" "{{title}}" | safeHTML }}
-          <div class="article-metadata search-hit-type">{{"{{type}}"}}</div>
-          <p class="search-hit-description">{{"{{snippet}}"}}</p>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-      </div>
-    </script>
-    {{ else if eq $.Site.Params.search.engine 2 }}
-    {{/* Algolia search result template. */}}
-    <script id="search-hit-algolia-template" type="text/html">
-      <div class="search-hit">
-        <div class="search-hit-content">
-          <div class="search-hit-name">
-            {{ printf "<a href=\"%s\">{{{_highlightResult.title.value}}}</a>" "{{relpermalink}}" | safeHTML }}
-          </div>
-          <div class="article-metadata search-hit-type">{{"{{type}}"}}</div>
-          <p class="search-hit-description">{{ safeHTML "{{{_highlightResult.summary.value}}}" }}</p>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </script>
-    {{ end }}
-
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/static/js/hugo-academic.js b/static/js/hugo-academic.js
index 1e3fbde1..73ddc0f3 100644
--- a/static/js/hugo-academic.js
+++ b/static/js/hugo-academic.js
@@ -235,6 +235,20 @@
     }
   }
 
+  /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   * GitHub API.
+   * --------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+  function printLatestRelease(selector, repo) {
+    $.getJSON('https://api.github.com/repos/' + repo + '/tags').done(function (json) {
+      let release = json[0];
+      $(selector).append(release.name);
+    }).fail(function( jqxhr, textStatus, error ) {
+      let err = textStatus + ", " + error;
+      console.log( "Request Failed: " + err );
+    });
+  }
+
   /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    * On window load.
    * --------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -333,6 +347,10 @@
 
     // Fix Hugo's inbuilt Table of Contents.
     $('#TableOfContents > ul > li > ul').unwrap().unwrap();
+
+    // Print latest Academic version if necessary.
+    if ($('#academic-release').length > 0)
+      printLatestRelease('#academic-release', $('#academic-release').data('repo'));
   });
 
 })(jQuery);