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@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ JuliaFEM
 
 The JuliaFEM project develops open-source software for reliable, scalable, distributed Finite Element Method.
 
+.. image:: https://img.shields.io/github/license/JuliaFEM/Juliafem.jl.svg
+  :target: https://github.com/JuliaFEM/JuliaFEM.jl/blob/master/LICENSE.md
+
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