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 [![codacy-badge][]][codacy-link]
 [![codeclimate-badge][]][codeclimate-link]
 [![codeclimate-coverage-badge][]][codeclimate-coverage-link]
+[![license-badge][]][license-link]
 
 ## Table of Contents
 
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 [codeclimate-badge]: https://api.codeclimate.com/v1/badges/dc0bb5770f231f22f826/maintainability
 [codeclimate-link]: https://codeclimate.com/github/XYOracleNetwork/api-archivist-nodejs/maintainability
 [codeclimate-coverage-badge]: https://api.codeclimate.com/v1/badges/dc0bb5770f231f22f826/test_coverage
-[codeclimate-coverage-link]: https://codeclimate.com/github/XYOracleNetwork/api-archivist-nodejs/test_coverage
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+[codeclimate-coverage-link]: https://codeclimate.com/github/XYOracleNetwork/api-archivist-nodejs/test_coverage
+[license-badge]: https://img.shields.io/github/license/XYOracleNetwork/api-archivist-nodejs
+[license-link]: https://github.com/XYOracleNetwork/api-archivist-nodejs/blob/main/LICENSE