diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 534fa92..bc0c2a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+      - master
     paths:
+      - .github/workflows/docs.yml
       - "docs/**"
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 1805e2a..5f28161 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+      - master
       - develop
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
+      - master
       - develop
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2e3367f..25b14a9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 **Park** an **arc**hived project tool**kit**!
 
+[![test](https://github.com/CCBR/parkit/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/CCBR/parkit/actions/workflows/test.yml)
+[![docs](https://github.com/CCBR/parkit/actions/workflows/docs.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/CCBR/parkit/actions/workflows/docs.yml)
+
 > DISCLAIMERS:
 >
 > - works only on [BIOWULF](https://hpc.nih.gov/) or HELIX
@@ -16,12 +19,12 @@
 %> conda activate parkit
 ```
 
-If not on helix or biowulf then you will have to **clone** the repo and **pip install** it.
-
 - [HPC_DME_APIs](https://github.com/CBIIT/HPC_DME_APIs) package needs to be cloned and set up correctly. Run `dm_generate_token` to successfully generate a token prior to running `parkit`.
 
 - **HPC_DM_UTILS** environmental variable should be preset before calling `parkit`. It also needs to be passed as an argument to `parkit_folder2hpcdme` and `parkit_tarball2hpcdme` end-to-end workflows.
 
+>  If not on helix or biowulf then you will have to **clone** the repo and **pip install** it. Then setup [HPC_DME_APIs](https://github.com/CBIIT/HPC_DME_APIs) appropriately.
+
 ### Usage:
 
 ```bash