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-# RustSec Advisory Database [![Build Status][build-image]][build-link] ![Maintained as of July 2018][maintained-image]
+# RustSec Advisory Database
+
+[![Build Status][build-image]][build-link]
+![Maintained as of July 2018][maintained-image]
+[![Gitter Chat][gitter-image]][gitter-link]
 
 [build-image]: https://travis-ci.org/RustSec/advisory-db.svg?branch=master
 [build-link]: https://travis-ci.org/RustSec/advisory-db
 [maintained-image]: https://img.shields.io/maintenance/yes/2018.svg
+[gitter-image]: https://badges.gitter.im/badge.svg
+[gitter-link]: https://gitter.im/RustSec/Lobby
 
 The RustSec Advisory Database is a repository of security advisories filed
 against Rust crates published via https://crates.io