diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 6ca40df..77884a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 name: Tests
 
 on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - master
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup BATS
         uses: mig4/setup-bats@v1
         with:
-          bats-version: 1.11.1
+          bats-version: 1.12.0
 
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup BATS
         uses: mig4/setup-bats@v1
         with:
-          bats-version: 1.11.1
+          bats-version: 1.12.0
 
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/git-mr b/git-mr
index df29ad3..a4d3834 100755
--- a/git-mr
+++ b/git-mr
@@ -2422,6 +2422,9 @@ mr_update() {
         matchOldLog="^(${_git_mr_commit_prefix})(${oldSha}) ${msgSuffix}"
         matchLink="^(${_git_mr_commit_prefix})(\[${oldSha}\]\(${matchOldCommitUrl}\)) ${msgSuffix}"
 
+        #local link_icon="🔗"
+        local link_icon="\xF0\x9F\x94\x97" # Workaround for sed / is_mb_char / mbrtowc bug (Windows)
+
         local consoleShaColor
         if [[ -n $oldSha ]]; then if [[ $oldSha == "$currSha" ]]; then
             consoleShaColor="$sameColor";        else
@@ -2429,8 +2432,8 @@ mr_update() {
             consoleShaColor="$newColor";     fi
 
         local forConsole_converted forConsole_link forDescription forDescriptionNew
-        forConsole_converted="\1$(colorize "$currSha" "$consoleShaColor")🔗✔ \3\4${MD_BR}"
-        forConsole_link="\1$(colorize "$currSha" "$consoleShaColor")🔗 \3\4${MD_BR}"
+        forConsole_converted="\1$(colorize "$currSha" "$consoleShaColor")${link_icon}✔ \3\4${MD_BR}"
+        forConsole_link="\1$(colorize "$currSha" "$consoleShaColor")${link_icon} \3\4${MD_BR}"
         forDescription="\1[$currSha]($(regex_escape "$currCommitUrl")) \3\4${MD_BR}"
         forDescriptionNew="\1[$currSha]($(regex_escape "$currCommitUrl")) \3"
 
@@ -2467,7 +2470,7 @@ mr_update() {
                 new_commit_line_content="$(echo "$new_commit_line_display" | sed -r -e "s/^(\* \*\*)(${currSha}) (.*)/${forDescriptionNew}/")"
                 # shellcheck disable=SC2001
                 new_commit_line_display="$(echo "$new_commit_line_display" |
-                    sed -r -e "s/^(\* \*\*)(${currSha}) (.*)$/\1$(colorize "$currSha" "$consoleShaColor")🔗 \3/"
+                    sed -r -e "s/^(\* \*\*)(${currSha}) (.*)$/\1$(colorize "$currSha" "$consoleShaColor")${link_icon} \3/"
                 )"
             else
                 new_commit_line_display="$(colorize "$currSha" "$consoleShaColor")🔗 ${currMsg}"
diff --git a/test/test_helper/bats-assert b/test/test_helper/bats-assert
index b93143a..3be0fb7 160000
--- a/test/test_helper/bats-assert
+++ b/test/test_helper/bats-assert
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit b93143a1bfbde41d9b7343aab0d36f3ef6549e6b
+Subproject commit 3be0fb7856791b4a64aef7a1336e965f5252e45f
diff --git a/test/test_helper/bats-support b/test/test_helper/bats-support
index d007fc1..0954abb 160000
--- a/test/test_helper/bats-support
+++ b/test/test_helper/bats-support
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit d007fc1f451abbad55204fa9c9eb3e6ed5dc5f61
+Subproject commit 0954abb9925cad550424cebca2b99255d4eabe96