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 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 Each release can have sections: "Added", "Changed", "Deprecated", "Removed", "Fixed" and "Security".
 
+# pre-release
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+## added
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+
 # [1.3.0] - 20-03-2026
 
 ## added
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+![DestinE Banner](assets/DestinE-banner.jpg)
+
 # destinepyauth
 
+[![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/destinepyauth)](https://pypi.org/project/destinepyauth/)
+[![Python Versions](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/destinepyauth)](https://pypi.org/project/destinepyauth/)
+[![License](https://img.shields.io/pypi/l/destinepyauth)](https://github.com/SercoSPA/DestinE-Platform-AuthN/blob/main/LICENSE)
+
 A Python library for authenticating against DESP (Destination Earth Service Platform) services.
 
 ## Installation
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