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 ---
 
+## [Unreleased]
+### Added
+- Add validation flowchart
+
+---
+
 ## [5.0.0] - 2024-02-16
 ### Added
 - Validation skip functionality for checksums
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 # PipeVal
 
 - [Overview](#overview)
+    - [Validation Flowchart](#validation-flowchart)
 - [Docker](#docker)
 - [Installation](#installation)
     - [From GitHub](#install-directly-from-github)
@@ -21,6 +22,10 @@ PipeVal is an easy to use CLI tool that can be used to validate different inputs
 
 Its primary functions are to generate and/or compare checksum files and validate input files.
 
+### Validation Flowchart
+![flowchart](./pipeval_flowchart.png)
+
+
 ## Docker
 The tool can be used via the docker image [`ghcr.io/uclahs-cds/pipeval:<tag>`](https://github.com/orgs/uclahs-cds/packages/container/package/pipeval)
 
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