diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check-all.yaml b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check-all.yaml
index b0b6ab5..cb2043d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check-all.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check-all.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
 name: R-CMD-check-all
 
 jobs:
+    # determine what needs to be checked
     changes:
       runs-on: ubuntu-latest
       permissions:
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
               - 'testpkg01/R'
               - 'testpkg02/**'
 
-    # JOB to build and test each of modified packages
+    # Jbuild and test each of modified packages
     checkPackages:
       needs: changes
       # https://github.com/dorny/paths-filter/issues/66
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-docker-container.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-docker-container.yaml
index 9606779..56b4c4f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-docker-container.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-docker-container.yaml
@@ -8,28 +8,23 @@ on:
 name: build-and-release
 
 jobs:
-  build_r_pkgs:
+  push_to_registry:
+
+    name: Build r package Push Docker image to Docker Hub
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       R_KEEP_PKG_SOURCE: yes
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
         with:
           use-public-rspm: true
-      - name: build archives
+          
+      - name: Build R packages
         run: make rpkgs
-      - name: Create docker image 
-        run: make docker
-
-  push_to_registry:
-    name: Push Docker image to Docker Hub
-    needs: build_r_pkgs
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out the repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       
       - name: Log in to Docker Hub
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8dc7541..10906eb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # monoRepoR
+[![R-CMD-check-all](https://github.com/inSileco/monoRepoR/actions/workflows/R-CMD-check-all.yaml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/inSileco/monoRepoR/actions/workflows/R-CMD-check-all.yaml)
+[![build-and-release](https://github.com/inSileco/monoRepoR/actions/workflows/build-docker-container.yaml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/inSileco/monoRepoR/actions/workflows/build-docker-container.yaml)
 
-Demo repo to apply the same worklows on several packages in a mono repo.
+Demo repo to apply the same workflows on several R packages in a monorepo.
 
 
 ## Generating test packages
@@ -22,9 +24,3 @@ devtools::load_all()
 devtools::document()
 devtools::check()
 ```
-
-## Adding the workflows 
-
-1. [reusable workflow](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/reusing-workflows#creating-a-reusable-workflow)
-
-See https://github.com/r-lib/actions/tree/master/examples
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