diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index 2465894..b67de42 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -23,9 +23,14 @@ jobs:
     env:
       JDK_VERSION: ${{ matrix.jdk }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Checkout badges branch dedicated to storing badges only
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: badges
+          path: badges
       - name: Set up JDK
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
@@ -35,3 +40,33 @@ jobs:
         uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
         with:
           arguments: build check
+      - name: Generate coverage badges
+        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && matrix.jdk == '11' }}
+        uses: cicirello/jacoco-badge-generator@v2
+        with:
+          badges-directory: badges
+          generate-coverage-badge: true
+          generate-branches-badge: true
+          coverage-badge-filename: line-coverage.svg
+          branches-badge-filename: branches-coverage.svg
+          generate-summary: true
+          coverage-label: line coverage
+          branches-label: branch coverage
+          jacoco-csv-file: build/reports/jacoco/test/jacocoTestReport.csv
+      - name: Commit and push
+        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && matrix.jdk == '11' && github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+        run: |
+          cd badges
+          if [[ `git status --porcelain *.svg` ]]; then
+            git config --global user.name 'github-actions'
+            git config --global user.email '41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
+            git add *.svg
+            git commit -m "Autogenerated JaCoCo coverage badge" *.svg
+            git push
+          fi
+
+      - name: Upload Jacoco coverage report
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: jacoco-report
+          path: build/reports/jacoco/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 26e8dfa..afe4ef5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 # WireMock State extension
 
 [![GitHub release (latest by date)](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/wiremock/wiremock-state-extension)](https://github.com/wiremock/wiremock-state-extension/releases)
-[![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/org.wiremock.extensions/wiremock-state-extension)](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/org.wiremock.extensions/wiremock-state-extension)
+[![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/org.wiremock.extensions/wiremock-state-extension)](https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/org.wiremock.extensions/wiremock-state-extension)
 [![Slack](https://img.shields.io/badge/slack-slack.wiremock.org-brightgreen?style=flat&logo=slack)](https://slack.wiremock.org/)
 [![GitHub contributors](https://img.shields.io/github/contributors/wiremock/wiremock-state-extension)](https://github.com/wiremock/wiremock-state-extension/graphs/contributors)
+![Line Coverage](../badges/line-coverage.svg)
+![Branches Coverage](../badges/branches-coverage.svg)
 
 <p align="center">
     <a href="https://wiremock.org" target="_blank">
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 64f297b..b4c7209 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -77,6 +77,18 @@ shadowJar {
     exclude 'handlebars-*.js'
 }
 
+test {
+    finalizedBy jacocoTestReport
+}
+jacocoTestReport {
+    dependsOn test
+    reports {
+        xml.required = true
+        csv.required = true
+        html.required = true
+    }
+}
+
 group 'org.wiremock.extensions'
 
 version gitVersion()