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 *Blazing-fast implementation of the Ethereum protocol*
 
-![CI status](https://github.com/foundry-rs/reth/workflows/ci/badge.svg)
-![cargo-deny status](https://github.com/foundry-rs/reth/workflows/deny/badge.svg)
+[![CI status](https://github.com/foundry-rs/reth/workflows/ci/badge.svg)][gh-ci]
+[![cargo-deny status](https://github.com/foundry-rs/reth/workflows/deny/badge.svg)][gh-deny]
 [![Codecov](https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/foundry-rs/reth?token=c24SDcMImE)][codecov]
 
 ## Build
@@ -15,3 +15,5 @@ To build this project we are currently using Rust nightly for GAT support, that
 Contributor docs can be found [here](./docs).
 
 [codecov]: https://app.codecov.io/gh/foundry-rs/reth
+[gh-ci]: https://github.com/foundry-rs/reth/actions/workflows/ci.yml
+[gh-deny]: https://github.com/foundry-rs/reth/actions/workflows/deny.yml