diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  &nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/anchore/syft" target="_blank"><img alt="GitHub go.mod Go version" src="https://img.shields.io/github/go-mod/go-version/anchore/syft.svg"></a>&nbsp;
  &nbsp;<a href="" target="_blank"><img alt="License: Apache-2.0" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg"></a>&nbsp;
  &nbsp;<a href="https://anchore.com/discourse" target="_blank"><img alt="Join our Discourse" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Discourse-Join-blue?logo=discourse"/></a>&nbsp;
+ &nbsp;<a rel="me" href="https://fosstodon.org/@syft"><img alt="Follow on Mastodon" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Mastodon-Follow-blue?logoColor=white&logo=mastodon"/></a>&nbsp;
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 ![syft-demo](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/590471/90277200-2a253000-de33-11ea-893f-32c219eea11a.gif)