diff --git a/README.pod b/README.pod
index cc99612..7503d7d 100644
--- a/README.pod
+++ b/README.pod
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+=begin html 
+
+<a href="https://travis-ci.org/TLINDEN/pcp"><img 
+  src="https://travis-ci.org/TLINDEN/pcp.svg?branch=master" 
+  alt="build status"/></a> 
+<a href="https://ci.appveyor.com/project/TLINDEN/pcp"><img 
+  src="https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/7e833vup5pqhse83?svg=true" 
+  alt="build status"/></a> 
+
+=end html
+
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index bd151f2..727acf9 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Pretty Curved Privacy - File encryption using eliptic curve cryptography.
     pod2man -r "PCP `cat VERSION`" -c "USER CONTRIBUTED DOCUMENTATION" man/pcp1.pod > man/pcp1.1
 
     # generate the top level readme
-    cat man/pcp.pod man/install.pod man/footer.pod > README.pod
+    cat man/badges man/pcp.pod man/install.pod man/footer.pod > README.pod
     pod2text README.pod > README
 
     # generate usage.h
diff --git a/man/badges b/man/badges
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9360574
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/badges
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+=begin html 
+
+<a href="https://travis-ci.org/TLINDEN/pcp"><img 
+  src="https://travis-ci.org/TLINDEN/pcp.svg?branch=master" 
+  alt="build status"/></a> 
+<a href="https://ci.appveyor.com/project/TLINDEN/pcp"><img 
+  src="https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/7e833vup5pqhse83?svg=true" 
+  alt="build status"/></a> 
+
+=end html
+