diff --git a/.github/workflows/cffconvert.yml b/.github/workflows/cffconvert.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7eb3b274
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/cffconvert.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+name: cffconvert
+
+on: push
+
+jobs:
+  verify:
+    name: "cffconvert"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        name: Check out a copy of the repository
+
+      - uses: citation-file-format/cffconvert-github-action@main
+        name: Check whether the citation metadata from CITATION.cff is equivalent to that in .zenodo.json
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
similarity index 86%
rename from .github/workflows/test.yml
rename to .github/workflows/tests.yml
index 4fd4da27..05941518 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-name: Test
+name: tests
 
-on:
-  release:
-    types: [created]
+on: push
 
 jobs:
-  deploy:
+  tests:
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a2553870..7131bbcb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,13 +1,26 @@
 # Netherlands eScience Center Python Template
 
-[![RSD](https://img.shields.io/badge/rsd-python--template-00a3e3.svg)](https://research-software.nl/software/nlesc-python-template)
-[![Appveyor Build Status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/a99ph5fv1carejrr/branch/main?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/jvdzwaan/python-template/branch/main)
-[![DOI](https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.1310751.svg)](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1310751)
-
 Spend less time setting up and configuring your new Python packages and comply with the
 [Netherlands eScience Center Software Development Guide](https://guide.esciencecenter.nl/)
 from the start.
 
+## Badges
+
+| fair-software.nl recommendations | |
+| :-- | :--  |
+| (1/5) code repository              | [![github repo badge](https://img.shields.io/badge/github-repo-000.svg?logo=github&labelColor=gray&color=blue)](https://github.com/nlesc/python-template) |
+| (2/5) license                      | [![github license badge](https://img.shields.io/github/license/nlesc/python-template)](https://github.com/nlesc/python-template) |
+| (3/5) community registry           | [![RSD](https://img.shields.io/badge/rsd-python--template-00a3e3.svg)](https://research-software.nl/software/nlesc-python-template) |
+| (4/5) citation                     | [![DOI](https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.1310751.svg)](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1310751) |
+| (5/5) checklist                    |   |
+| overall                            | [![fair-software badge](https://img.shields.io/badge/fair--software.eu-%E2%97%8F%20%20%E2%97%8F%20%20%E2%97%8F%20%20%E2%97%8F%20%20%E2%97%8B-yellow)](https://fair-software.eu) |
+| **Other best practices**           |   |
+| Appveyor                           | [![Appveyor Build Status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/a99ph5fv1carejrr/branch/main?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/jvdzwaan/python-template/branch/main)
+| **GitHub Actions**                 |   |
+| MarkDown link checker              | [![workflow mlc badge](https://github.com/nlesc/python-template/workflows/markdown-link-checker/badge.svg)](https://github.com/nlesc/python-template/actions?query=workflow%3A%22markdown-link-checker%22) |
+| Citation metadata consistency      | [![workflow cffconvert badge](https://github.com/nlesc/python-template/workflows/cffconvert/badge.svg)](https://github.com/nlesc/python-template/actions?query=workflow%3A%22cffconvert%22) |
+| Unit tests                         | [![workflow tests badge](https://github.com/nlesc/python-template/workflows/tests/badge.svg)](https://github.com/nlesc/python-template/actions?query=workflow%3Atests) |
+
 Use this [Cookiecutter](https://cookiecutter.readthedocs.io) template to generate
 an empty Python package. Features include: