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-Java Vault Connector
-=========
+# Java Vault Connector [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache%202.0-blue.svg)](https://github.com/stklcode/jvaultconnector/blob/master/LICENSE.txt) [![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/de.stklcode.jvault/connector.svg)](https://search.maven.org/#search%7Cga%7C1%7Cg%3A%22de.stklcode.jvault%22%20AND%20a%3A%22connector%22)
 Java Vault Connector is a connector library for [Vault](https://www.vaultproject.io) by [Hashicorp](https://www.hashicorp.com) written in Java. The connector allows simple usage of Vault's secret store in own applications.
 
-**Features:**
+## Features:
 
 * HTTP(S) backend connector
     *  Ability to provide or enforce custom CA certificate
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ Java Vault Connector is a connector library for [Vault](https://www.vaultproject
 * Connector Factory with builder pattern
 * Tested against Vault 0.6.4
 
-**Usage Example**
+## Usage Example
 
 ```java
 // Instantiate using builder pattern style factory
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ vault.authToken("01234567-89ab-cdef-0123-456789abcdef");
 String secret = vault.readSecret("some/secret/key").getValue();
 ```
 
-**Maven Artifact**
+## Maven Artifact
 ```
 <dependency>
     <groupId>de.stklcode.jvault</groupId>
@@ -50,17 +49,17 @@ String secret = vault.readSecret("some/secret/key").getValue();
 </dependency>
 ```
 
-**Links**
+## Links
 
 [Project Page](http://jvault.stklcode.de)
 
 [JavaDoc API](http://jvault.stklcode.de/apidocs/)
 
-**Planned features:**
+## Planned features
 
 * Creation and modification of policies
 * Implement more authentication methods
 
-**License**
+## License
 
 The project is licensed under [Apache License 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).