diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
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-   :target: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.io.matlab/commits/master
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+   :target: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.io.matlab/commits/v2.0.17
+.. image:: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.io.matlab/badges/v2.0.17/coverage.svg
+   :target: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.io.matlab/commits/v2.0.17
 .. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/gitlab-project-0000c0.svg
    :target: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.io.matlab
 
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
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-2.0.17b0
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