diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
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--- a/README.rst
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 .. Tue 27 Feb 2018 09:06:28 CET
 
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-   :target: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.buildout/commits/v2.1.8
+.. image:: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.buildout/badges/master/build.svg
+   :target: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.buildout/commits/master
+.. image:: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.buildout/badges/master/coverage.svg
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diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index b370e25daa17c7fac07173138dc042a18a7874d5..c624cbbd1de2df80f1983717234ae94e706a82cf 100644
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-2.1.8
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