diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6614de5..b9093b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ jobs:
       actions: write
     with:
       java-version: '25'
+    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d5d416d..f987d88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: write
       packages: write
-
+      actions: write
+    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 20dcf90..ff95694 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Firefly Common Web Library
 
+[![CI](https://github.com/fireflyframework/fireflyframework-web/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/fireflyframework/fireflyframework-web/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
+
 A production-ready Spring Boot starter library for reactive web applications, providing standardized exception handling, request idempotency, OpenAPI documentation, and comprehensive web utilities for Spring WebFlux applications. This is the **Common Library for Web Modules** within the **Firefly Framework**, developed by the Firefly Team.
 
 ## Table of Contents