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 # simplex-messaging
 
 [![GitHub build](https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-messaging/workflows/build/badge.svg)](https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-messaging/actions?query=workflow%3Abuild)
-![GitHub release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/simplex-chat/simplex-messaging)
+[![GitHub release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/simplex-chat/simplex-messaging)](https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-messaging/releases)
 
 ## SMP server demo