diff --git a/Chart.yaml b/Chart.yaml
index 16a4b4e..ca9252b 100644
--- a/Chart.yaml
+++ b/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: hammerdb-scale
 description: Modular Helm chart for parallel HammerDB scale testing across multiple databases (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL)
 type: application
-version: 1.1.0
+version: 2.0.2
 appVersion: "5.0"
 keywords:
   - hammerdb
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a5fe172..17d0520 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 [![PyPI version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/hammerdb-scale)](https://pypi.org/project/hammerdb-scale/)
 [![Python versions](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/hammerdb-scale)](https://pypi.org/project/hammerdb-scale/)
-[![License](https://img.shields.io/pypi/l/hammerdb-scale)](LICENSE)
+[![License](https://img.shields.io/pypi/l/hammerdb-scale)](https://github.com/PureStorage-OpenConnect/hammerdb-scale/blob/main/LICENSE)
 
 A Python CLI for orchestrating parallel HammerDB database benchmarks at scale on Kubernetes.
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6921073..53a95db 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "hammerdb-scale"
-version = "2.0.1"
+version = "2.0.2"
 description = "CLI for orchestrating parallel HammerDB database benchmarks at scale on Kubernetes"
 readme = {file = "README.md", content-type = "text/markdown"}
 license = "Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/src/hammerdb_scale/chart/Chart.yaml b/src/hammerdb_scale/chart/Chart.yaml
index 16a4b4e..ca9252b 100644
--- a/src/hammerdb_scale/chart/Chart.yaml
+++ b/src/hammerdb_scale/chart/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: hammerdb-scale
 description: Modular Helm chart for parallel HammerDB scale testing across multiple databases (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL)
 type: application
-version: 1.1.0
+version: 2.0.2
 appVersion: "5.0"
 keywords:
   - hammerdb
diff --git a/src/hammerdb_scale/constants.py b/src/hammerdb_scale/constants.py
index 7849a33..b10922a 100644
--- a/src/hammerdb_scale/constants.py
+++ b/src/hammerdb_scale/constants.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from pathlib import Path
 
-VERSION = "2.0.1"
+VERSION = "2.0.2"
 
 DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILENAMES = ["hammerdb-scale.yaml", "hammerdb-scale.yml"]
 CONFIG_ENV_VAR = "HAMMERDB_SCALE_CONFIG"
diff --git a/src/hammerdb_scale/k8s/naming.py b/src/hammerdb_scale/k8s/naming.py
index 391a2e0..dd46f5c 100644
--- a/src/hammerdb_scale/k8s/naming.py
+++ b/src/hammerdb_scale/k8s/naming.py
@@ -9,9 +9,20 @@
 
 
 def generate_run_hash(deployment_name: str, test_id: str) -> str:
-    """Deterministic 8-char hash for job naming."""
+    """Deterministic 8-char hash for job naming.
+
+    Always starts with a letter to prevent YAML parsers from
+    interpreting hex strings like '764303e9' as scientific notation.
+    """
     raw = f"{deployment_name}-{test_id}"
-    return hashlib.sha256(raw.encode()).hexdigest()[:8]
+    digest = hashlib.sha256(raw.encode()).hexdigest()
+    # Find first 8-char window starting with a letter
+    for i in range(len(digest) - 7):
+        candidate = digest[i : i + 8]
+        if candidate[0].isalpha():
+            return candidate
+    # Fallback: prefix with 'a', take 7 hex chars
+    return "a" + digest[:7]
 
 
 def generate_job_name(phase: str, target_index: int, run_hash: str) -> str:
diff --git a/tests/test_naming.py b/tests/test_naming.py
index 1291c47..d998537 100644
--- a/tests/test_naming.py
+++ b/tests/test_naming.py
@@ -34,6 +34,16 @@ def test_run_hash_different_inputs():
     assert h1 != h2
 
 
+def test_run_hash_starts_with_letter():
+    """Hash must start with a letter to avoid YAML scientific notation parsing.
+
+    e.g. '764303e9' looks like 7.64303e+9 to YAML 1.1 parsers.
+    """
+    for i in range(100):
+        h = generate_run_hash(f"app-{i}", f"app-{i}-20260101-{i:04d}")
+        assert h[0].isalpha(), f"Hash {h!r} starts with a digit"
+
+
 def test_job_name_format():
     name = generate_job_name("run", 3, "a1b2c3d4")
     assert name == "hdb-run-03-a1b2c3d4"