diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 63794e7..00b309b 100644
--- a/README.rst
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@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@
     :alt: Project generated with PyScaffold
     :target: https://pyscaffold.org/
 
-<a href="https://gitlab.psi.ch/sf_cristallina/cristallina/-/commits/master"><img alt="coverage report" src="https://gitlab.psi.ch/sf_cristallina/cristallina/badges/master/coverage.svg" /></a>
+.. image:: https://gitlab.psi.ch/sf_cristallina/cristallina/badges/master/coverage.svg
+    :alt: Cristallina coverage report
+    :target: https://gitlab.psi.ch/sf_cristallina/cristallina/-/commits/master
+
 
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 cristallina