diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 209e997..fe6c65d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # VERSION
 # If no version is specified as a parameter of make, the last git hash
 # value is taken.
-VERSION?=latest
+VERSION:=$(or ${TRAVIS_TAG}, latest)
 
 # DOCKER_USER
 DOCKER_USER?=volkerraschek
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 261d90b..e3d4d23 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# cups
+# cups [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.com/volker-raschek/cupsd.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.com/volker-raschek/cupsd)
 Common Unix Printing System (CUPS), is the most widely used printing system on Linux
 systems. CUPS allows you to use, manage and share many printers on the network,
 as it is designed as a client/server system.