diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b8ca993..c4b2ffe 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 !legal/*
 
+!.woodpecker.yml
 !LICENSE
 !Makefile
 !README.md
diff --git a/.woodpecker.yml b/.woodpecker.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1974fc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.woodpecker.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# -- Switch back to depends_on when 2.1.x becomes available via cli
+
+steps:
+  generate:
+    image: bufbuild/buf:1.28.1
+    commands:
+      - buf generate https://code.pitz.tech/licensing/proto.git
+      - git status -s
+
+  license:
+    image: golang:1.20
+    environment:
+      GO111MODULE: on
+      GOBIN: /usr/local/bin
+    commands:
+      - go install github.com/google/addlicense@latest
+      - addlicense -check -f ./legal/header.txt -skip yaml -skip yml -skip xml .
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 69f6f0f..2075f4c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # api-go
 
-Golang implementation of the Licensing API as defined by the [proto](https://code.pitz.tech/licensing/proto) repository. 
+[![status-badge](https://build.pitz.tech/api/badges/2/status.svg)](https://build.pitz.tech/repos/2)
+
+A Golang implementation of the Licensing API as defined by the [proto][] repository. 
+
+[proto]: https://code.pitz.tech/licensing/proto
 
 ```go
 package main