diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 41529bc6c5..b5af5f9810 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,17 +11,18 @@ This was originally the EthereumJS VM repository. In Q1 2020 we brought some of
 
 🚧 Please note that the `master` branch is updated on a daily basis, and to inspect code related to a specific package version, refer to the [tags](https://github.com/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-monorepo/tags).
 
-| package                                     | npm                                                         | issues                                                                  | tests                                                                  | coverage                                                                |
-| ------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| package                                      | npm                                                         | issues                                                                  | tests                                                                  | coverage                                                                |
+| -------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | [@ethereumjs/block][block-package]           | [![NPM Package][block-npm-badge]][block-npm-link]           | [![Block Issues][block-issues-badge]][block-issues-link]                | [![Actions Status][block-actions-badge]][block-actions-link]           | [![Code Coverage][block-coverage-badge]][block-coverage-link]           |
 | [@ethereumjs/blockchain][blockchain-package] | [![NPM Package][blockchain-npm-badge]][blockchain-npm-link] | [![Blockchain Issues][blockchain-issues-badge]][blockchain-issues-link] | [![Actions Status][blockchain-actions-badge]][blockchain-actions-link] | [![Code Coverage][blockchain-coverage-badge]][blockchain-coverage-link] |
-| [@ethereumjs/client][client-package]           | [![NPM Package][client-npm-badge]][client-npm-link]           | [![Client Issues][client-issues-badge]][client-issues-link]                | [![Actions Status][client-actions-badge]][client-actions-link]           | [![Code Coverage][client-coverage-badge]][client-coverage-link]           |
+| [@ethereumjs/client][client-package]         | [![NPM Package][client-npm-badge]][client-npm-link]         | [![Client Issues][client-issues-badge]][client-issues-link]             | [![Actions Status][client-actions-badge]][client-actions-link]         | [![Code Coverage][client-coverage-badge]][client-coverage-link]         |
 | [@ethereumjs/common][common-package]         | [![NPM Package][common-npm-badge]][common-npm-link]         | [![Common Issues][common-issues-badge]][common-issues-link]             | [![Actions Status][common-actions-badge]][common-actions-link]         | [![Code Coverage][common-coverage-badge]][common-coverage-link]         |
-| [@ethereumjs/devp2p][devp2p-package]         | [![NPM Package][devp2p-npm-badge]][devp2p-npm-link]         | [![Devp2p Issues][devp2p-issues-badge]][devp2p-issues-link]             | [![Actions Status][devp2p-actions-badge]][devp2p-actions-link]         | [![Code Coverage][devp2p-coverage-badge]][devp2p-coverage-link] 
+| [@ethereumjs/devp2p][devp2p-package]         | [![NPM Package][devp2p-npm-badge]][devp2p-npm-link]         | [![Devp2p Issues][devp2p-issues-badge]][devp2p-issues-link]             | [![Actions Status][devp2p-actions-badge]][devp2p-actions-link]         | [![Code Coverage][devp2p-coverage-badge]][devp2p-coverage-link]         |
 | [@ethereumjs/ethash][ethash-package]         | [![NPM Package][ethash-npm-badge]][ethash-npm-link]         | [![Ethash Issues][ethash-issues-badge]][ethash-issues-link]             | [![Actions Status][ethash-actions-badge]][ethash-actions-link]         | [![Code Coverage][ethash-coverage-badge]][ethash-coverage-link]         |
-| [merkle-patricia-tree][trie-package]                 | [![NPM Package][trie-npm-badge]][trie-npm-link]                 | [![Trie Issues][trie-issues-badge]][trie-issues-link]                         | [![Actions Status][trie-actions-badge]][trie-actions-link]                 | [![Code Coverage][trie-coverage-badge]][trie-coverage-link] 
+| [merkle-patricia-tree][trie-package]         | [![NPM Package][trie-npm-badge]][trie-npm-link]             | [![Trie Issues][trie-issues-badge]][trie-issues-link]                   | [![Actions Status][trie-actions-badge]][trie-actions-link]             | [![Code Coverage][trie-coverage-badge]][trie-coverage-link]             |
+| [rlp][rlp-package]                           | [![NPM Package][rlp-npm-badge]][rlp-npm-link]               | [![rlp Issues][rlp-issues-badge]][rlp-issues-link]                      | [![Actions Status][rlp-actions-badge]][rlp-actions-link]               | [![Code Coverage][rlp-coverage-badge]][rlp-coverage-link]               |
 | [@ethereumjs/tx][tx-package]                 | [![NPM Package][tx-npm-badge]][tx-npm-link]                 | [![Tx Issues][tx-issues-badge]][tx-issues-link]                         | [![Actions Status][tx-actions-badge]][tx-actions-link]                 | [![Code Coverage][tx-coverage-badge]][tx-coverage-link]                 |
-| [ethereumjs-util][util-package]                 | [![NPM Package][util-npm-badge]][util-npm-link]                 | [![Util Issues][util-issues-badge]][util-issues-link]                         | [![Actions Status][util-actions-badge]][util-actions-link]                 | [![Code Coverage][util-coverage-badge]][util-coverage-link] 
+| [ethereumjs-util][util-package]              | [![NPM Package][util-npm-badge]][util-npm-link]             | [![Util Issues][util-issues-badge]][util-issues-link]                   | [![Actions Status][util-actions-badge]][util-actions-link]             | [![Code Coverage][util-coverage-badge]][util-coverage-link]             |
 | [@ethereumjs/vm][vm-package]                 | [![NPM Package][vm-npm-badge]][vm-npm-link]                 | [![VM Issues][vm-issues-badge]][vm-issues-link]                         | [![Actions Status][vm-actions-badge]][vm-actions-link]                 | [![Code Coverage][vm-coverage-badge]][vm-coverage-link]                 |
 
 ## Coverage report
@@ -131,6 +132,15 @@ Most packages are [MPL-2.0](<https://tldrlegal.com/license/mozilla-public-licens
 [trie-actions-link]: https://github.com/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-monorepo/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Trie%22
 [trie-coverage-badge]: https://codecov.io/gh/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-monorepo/branch/master/graph/badge.svg?flag=trie
 [trie-coverage-link]: https://codecov.io/gh/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-monorepo/tree/master/packages/trie
+[rlp-package]: ./packages/rlp
+[rlp-npm-badge]: https://img.shields.io/npm/v/rlp.svg
+[rlp-npm-link]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/rlp
+[rlp-issues-badge]: https://img.shields.io/github/issues/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-monorepo/package:%20rlp?label=issues
+[rlp-issues-link]: https://github.com/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-monorepo/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A"package%3A+rlp"
+[rlp-actions-badge]: https://github.com/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-monorepo/workflows/rlp/badge.svg
+[rlp-actions-link]: https://github.com/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-monorepo/actions?query=workflow%3A%22rlp%22
+[rlp-coverage-badge]: https://codecov.io/gh/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-monorepo/branch/master/graph/badge.svg?flag=rlp
+[rlp-coverage-link]: https://codecov.io/gh/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-monorepo/tree/master/packages/rlp
 [util-package]: ./packages/util
 [util-npm-badge]: https://img.shields.io/npm/v/ethereumjs-util.svg
 [util-npm-link]: https://www.npmjs.org/package/ethereumjs-util
diff --git a/codecov.yml b/codecov.yml
index 39cb1d4c03..c45d820ba7 100644
--- a/codecov.yml
+++ b/codecov.yml
@@ -9,4 +9,7 @@ coverage:
         target: auto
         threshold: 5%
 comment:
-  layout: 'reach, flags'
\ No newline at end of file
+  layout: 'reach, flags'
+flags:
+  rlp:
+    carryforward: true