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-# cert-manager
+# cert-manager [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/jetstack-experimental/cert-manager.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/jetstack-experimental/cert-manager)
 
 cert-manager is a Kubernetes addon to automate the management and issuance of
 TLS certificates from various issuing sources.