diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 37340a0e3..e6974ba9a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -49,3 +49,4 @@ faust/transport/_cython/*.c
 
 # coverage
 .coverage
+coverage.xml
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 74fe0e916..24267e90c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 # Python Stream Processing Fork
 
+![python versions](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-37%2037%2038-blue)
+![version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-0.1.0-green)
+[![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/faust-streaming/faust/branch/master/graph/badge.svg?token=QJFBYNN0JJ)](https://codecov.io/gh/faust-streaming/faust)
+
 ## Installation
 
 `pip install faust-streaming`
diff --git a/scripts/coverage b/scripts/coverage
index e6337a6fa..c996c0fda 100755
--- a/scripts/coverage
+++ b/scripts/coverage
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ fi
 set -x
 
 ${PREFIX}coverage report --show-missing --skip-covered --fail-under=61
+codecov --token=$CODECOV_TOKEN
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e4059c282..fa79e0c99 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -175,15 +175,8 @@ def extras_require():
     return {x: extras(x + ".txt") for x in BUNDLES}
 
 
-# -*- Long Description -*-
-
-
-if README.exists():
-    long_description = README.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
-else:
-    long_description = "See http://pypi.org/project/{}".format(NAME)
-
-# -*- %%% -*-
+with open("README.md") as readme_file:
+    long_description = readme_file.read()
 
 
 def do_setup(**kwargs):