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-|PyPI version| |Docs badge| |Chat badge| |Build Status| |Code Of Conduct| |Mailing Lists| |License|
+|PyPI version| |Docs badge| |Chat badge| |Build Status| |Code Of Conduct| |Mailing Lists| |License| |CII Best Practices|
 
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 .. |License| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/license-GPL%20v3.0-brightgreen.svg
    :target: COPYING
    :alt: Repository License
+.. |CII Best Practices| image:: https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects/2372/badge
+   :target: https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects/2372
+   :alt: Ansible CII Best Practices certification