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 # OQS-Bind
+[![CodeQL](https://github.com/Martyrshot/OQS-bind/actions/workflows/codeql.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Martyrshot/OQS-bind/actions/workflows/codeql.yml)
 
 OQS-BIND is a forked version of ISC's [Bind9](https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/bind9) DNS software
 which enables PQC DNS. The original Bind9 README can be found [here](ORIGINAL_README.md). This fork