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 [![build status](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/badges/master/build.svg)](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/commits/master)
 [![coverage report](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/badges/master/coverage.svg?job=coverage)](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/commits/master)
 [![Code Climate](https://codeclimate.com/github/gitlabhq/gitlabhq.svg)](https://codeclimate.com/github/gitlabhq/gitlabhq)
-[!Core Infrastructure Initiative Best Practices](https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects/42/badge)](https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects/42)
+[![Core Infrastructure Initiative Best Practices](https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects/42/badge)](https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects/42)
 
 ## Canonical source