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-[![Cite with Zenodo](http://img.shields.io/badge/DOI-10.5281/zenodo.XXXXXXX-1073c8)](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.XXXXXXX)
+[![Cite with Zenodo](https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.6669637.svg)](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6669637)
 
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 ## Citations
 
+If you use nf-core/rnavar for your analysis, please cite it using the following doi: [10.5281/zenodo.6669637](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6669637)
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 An extensive list of references for the tools used by the pipeline can be found in the [`CITATIONS.md`](CITATIONS.md) file.
 
 You can cite the `nf-core` publication as follows: