diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index a4599f132..9333cb5d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run test suite
         run: |
-          pytest --pyargs exspy -n 2
+          pytest --pyargs exspy -n 2 --cov=. --cov-report=xml
 
       - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
         if: ${{ always() }}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4f21eef4b..ccb49562c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@ doc/_build/*
 doc/auto_examples/*
 build/*
 dist/*
-*egg-info*
\ No newline at end of file
+*egg-info*
+*.pyc
+.spyproject/*
+*__pycache__*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fb891cf77..c24ecc4e2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 
+[![Tests](https://github.com/hyperspy/exspy/actions/workflows/tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/hyperspy/exspy/actions/workflows/tests.yml)
+[![Docs](https://readthedocs.org/projects/exspy/badge/?version=latest)](https://exspy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/?badge=latest)
+[![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/hyperspy/exspy/graph/badge.svg?token=X7T3LE121Q)](https://codecov.io/gh/hyperspy/exspy)
+[![License: GPL v3](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-GPLv3-blue.svg)](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0)
+
 **exSpy** is a Python package extending the functionality for multi-dimensional
 data analysis provided by the [HyperSpy](https://hyperspy.org) library. It is
 aimed at helping with the analysis of X-rays Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS)