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 [![R-CMD-check](https://github.com/rqtl/qtl2/actions/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/rqtl/qtl2/actions/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml)
 [![CRAN_Status_Badge](https://www.r-pkg.org/badges/version/qtl2)](https://cran.r-project.org/package=qtl2)
+[![zenodo DOI](https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.3237772.svg)](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3237772)
 
 [Karl Broman](https://kbroman.org)