diff --git a/.github/workflows/basic-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/basic-tests.yml
index a84d33e..76fdf43 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/basic-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/basic-tests.yml
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: '3.10'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pep8-linter.yml b/.github/workflows/pep8-linter.yml
index 0a95d84..0b4f21f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pep8-linter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pep8-linter.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ jobs:
   flake8:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: '3.10'
     - name: Install flake8
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7f7a9eb..a14a2d2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ Alternatively, you can view this and other files on GitHub at [https://github.co
 <br>
 <br>
 
+[![Python PEP8 Linting](https://github.com/rasbt/LLMs-from-scratch/actions/workflows/pep8-linter.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/rasbt/LLMs-from-scratch/actions/workflows/pep8-linter.yml)
+[![Python Tests](https://github.com/rasbt/LLMs-from-scratch/actions/workflows/basic-tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/rasbt/LLMs-from-scratch/actions/workflows/basic-tests.yml)
+
+<br>
+
 | Chapter Title                                              | Main Code (for quick access)                                                                                                    | All Code + Supplementary      |
 |------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 | Ch 1: Understanding Large Language Models                  | No code                                                                                                                         | -                             |
@@ -47,6 +52,8 @@ Alternatively, you can view this and other files on GitHub at [https://github.co
 | Appendix D: Adding Bells and Whistles to the Training Loop | - [appendix-D.ipynb](appendix-D/01_main-chapter-code/appendix-D.ipynb)                                                          | [./appendix-D](./appendix-D)  |
 <br>
 
+
+
 > [!TIP]
 > Please see [this](appendix-A/01_optional-python-setup-preferences) and [this](appendix-A/02_installing-python-libraries) folder if you need more guidance on installing Python and Python packages.