diff --git a/.codeclimate.yml b/.codeclimate.yml
index f6ed4cea6..8a26eea15 100644
--- a/.codeclimate.yml
+++ b/.codeclimate.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ plugins:
     enabled: true
     config:
       editorconfig: .editorconfig
+    # https://docs.codeclimate.com/docs/advanced-configuration#section-exclude-patterns
+    exclude_patterns:
+    - "documentation/docs/images/"
+    - "cfg/id_rsa.enc"
   fixme:
     enabled: true
     config:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 59e8ae3b8..047fce3f5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/SAP/jenkins-library.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/SAP/jenkins-library)
 [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/SAP/jenkins-library/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/SAP/jenkins-library?branch=master)
+[![Maintainability](https://api.codeclimate.com/v1/badges/0e6a23344616e29b4ed0/maintainability)](https://codeclimate.com/github/SAP/jenkins-library/maintainability)
+[![Test Coverage](https://api.codeclimate.com/v1/badges/0e6a23344616e29b4ed0/test_coverage)](https://codeclimate.com/github/SAP/jenkins-library/test_coverage)
 
 # Description