diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+[![Latest release](https://img.shields.io/github/release/ejwa/gitinspector.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/ejwa/gitinspector/releases/latest)
+[![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/ejwa/gitinspector.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/ejwa/gitinspector/blob/master/LICENSE.txt)
 <h2>
  <img align="left" height="30px"   
       src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ejwa/gitinspector/master/gitinspector/html/gitinspector_piclet.png"/>