diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,28 @@
   <br>
 </h1>
 
+<div align="center">
+  <a href="https://github.com/eclipse-dataspaceconnector/DataSpaceConnector/actions/workflows/verify.yaml">
+    <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/workflow/status/eclipse-dataspaceconnector/DataSpaceConnector/Test%20Code%20(Style,%20Tests)?logo=GitHub&style=flat-square"
+    alt="Tests status" />
+  </a>
+  <a href="https://app.codecov.io/gh/eclipse-dataspaceconnector/DataSpaceConnector">
+    <img src="https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/eclipse-dataspaceconnector/DataSpaceConnector?style=flat-square"
+    alt="Coverage" />
+  </a>
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+    alt="Discord chat" />
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+    <img src="https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/org.eclipse.dataspaceconnector/core-boot?logo=apache-maven&style=flat-square&label=latest%20version"
+    alt="Version" />
+  </a>
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+    <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/license/eclipse-dataspaceconnector/DataSpaceConnector?style=flat-square&logo=apache"
+    alt="License" />
+  </a>
+</div>
 
 <p align="center">
   <a href="#contributing">Contribute</a> •
@@ -42,7 +64,8 @@ where the main concepts and decisions are captured as [decision records](docs/de
 
 Some more documentation can be found at [extensions](extensions/), [launchers](launchers/) and [samples](samples/).
 
-For detailed information about the whole project, please take a look at our [GitHub pages](https://eclipse-dataspaceconnector.github.io/docs).
+For detailed information about the whole project, please take a look at
+our [GitHub pages](https://eclipse-dataspaceconnector.github.io/docs).
 
 ## Getting Started
 
@@ -191,7 +214,8 @@ Launchers are essentially connector packages that are runnable. What modules get
 capabilities a connector has) is defined by the `build.gradle.kts` file inside the launcher subdirectory. That's also
 where a Java class containing a `main` method should go. We will call that class a "runtime" and in order for the
 connector to become operational the `runtime` needs to perform several important tasks (="bootstrapping"). For an
-example take a look at [this runtime](samples/other/custom-runtime/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/sample/runtime/CustomRuntime.java)
+example take a look
+at [this runtime](samples/other/custom-runtime/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/sample/runtime/CustomRuntime.java)
 
 ### `resources/charts`