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 # Apache OpenWhisk runtimes for .NET Core
 
+[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache--2.0-blue.svg)](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/apache/openwhisk-runtime-dotnet.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/apache/openwhisk-runtime-dotnet)
 
 ## Changelogs