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 # recws
 
 [![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/loeffel-io/recws)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/loeffel-io/recws)
+[![GitHub license](https://img.shields.io/github/license/Naereen/StrapDown.js.svg)](https://github.com/Naereen/StrapDown.js/blob/master/LICENSE)
 
 Reconnecting WebSocket is a websocket client based on [gorilla/websocket](https://github.com/gorilla/websocket) that will automatically reconnect if the connection is dropped.