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 [![OSGeo4W](https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/workflows/OSGeo4W/badge.svg)](https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/actions?query=workflow%3AOSGeo4W)
 [![OpenSSF Scorecard](https://api.securityscorecards.dev/projects/github.com/OSGeo/grass/badge)](https://securityscorecards.dev/viewer/?uri=github.com/OSGeo/grass)
 [![OpenSSF Best Practices](https://www.bestpractices.dev/projects/2470/badge)](https://www.bestpractices.dev/projects/2470)
+[![Coverity](https://scan.coverity.com/projects/1038/badge.svg)](https://scan.coverity.com/projects/grass)
 [![DOI](https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.5176030.svg)](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5176030)
 [![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/grassgis/community](https://badges.gitter.im/grassgis/community.svg)](https://gitter.im/grassgis/community?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)