diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index bf1f5eef8179b78e8a45b07541fc103d6ede9649..a2de25ad0b749c407d6bae24a0605cff86ea7680 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ build_bages:
     - ./get-updated-badge-info.sh
   artifacts:
     paths:
-      - badges.json
+      - release.svg
+      - pipeline.svg
+      - nextflow.svg
     when: always
     expire_in: 3 months
 
diff --git a/get-updated-badge-info.sh b/get-updated-badge-info.sh
index 9dcd5e009db30d03f4992e7852507f9432b9ee7a..30fccec97ada69c270d2c46255b41e246d96dea9 100644
--- a/get-updated-badge-info.sh
+++ b/get-updated-badge-info.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 echo "collecting stats for badges"
-
-commits=`git rev-list --all --count`
 latest_release_tag=$(git describe --tags `git rev-list --tags --max-count=1`)
 current_pipeline_version=$(cat ./workflow/nextflow.config | grep -o version.* | grep -oP "(?<=').*(?=')")
 current_nextflow_version=$(cat ./workflow/nextflow.config | grep -o nextflowVersion.* | grep -oP "(?<=').*(?=')")
-echo "{\"commits\":\"$commits\", \"release_tag\":\"$latest_release_tag\", \"pipeline\":\"$current_pipeline_version\", \"nextflow\":\"$current_nextflow_version\"}" > badges.json
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+
+echo "collecting badges"
+curl --request GET https://img.shields.io/badge/Latest%20Release-${latest_release_tag}-green?style=plastic > release.svg
+curl --request GET https://img.shields.io/badge/Pipeline%20Version-${current_pipeline_version}-green?style=plastic > pipeline.svg
+curl --request GET https://img.shields.io/badge/Nextflow%20Version-${current_nextflow_version}-green?style=plastic > nextflow.svg
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