diff --git a/_extensions/wordcount/_extension.yml b/_extensions/wordcount/_extension.yml
index 3d0ff38..a196c15 100644
--- a/_extensions/wordcount/_extension.yml
+++ b/_extensions/wordcount/_extension.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ authors:
     orcid: 0000-0003-1866-860X
   - name: Justin Landis
     orcid: 0000-0001-5501-4934
-version: 1.6.1
+version: 1.6.2
 quarto-required: ">=1.4.551"
 contributes:
   shortcodes: 
diff --git a/_extensions/wordcount/banner.html b/_extensions/wordcount/banner.html
index 759c981..16f2f53 100644
--- a/_extensions/wordcount/banner.html
+++ b/_extensions/wordcount/banner.html
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 var statusDiv = document.createElement('div');
 statusDiv.className = 'alert alert-primary text-center';
 statusDiv.role = 'alert';
+statusDiv.style.marginBottom = '0';
 
 // Add the content of params$wordcount to the status div
 statusDiv.innerHTML = '<i class="bi bi-bar-chart-fill"></i>&ensp;`r trimws(params$wordcount)`';