diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 1c2707f0e2..b65891ce1d 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+6.0.0-dev.136 | 2023-02-28 09:24:34 -0700
+
+  * Add build status, slack, and discourse badges to readme (Tim Wojtulewicz, Corelight)
+
 6.0.0-dev.134 | 2023-02-27 14:48:16 -0700
 
   * Configure apt to retry a few times on Docker image builder tasks (Tim Wojtulewicz, Corelight)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9c2f83d91f..85c99f0564 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ traffic analysis and security monitoring.
 Follow us on Twitter at [@zeekurity](https://twitter.com/zeekurity).
 
 [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/zeek/zeek/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/zeek/zeek?branch=master)
+[![Build Status](https://img.shields.io/cirrus/github/zeek/zeek)](https://cirrus-ci.com/github/zeek/zeek)
+
+[![Slack](https://img.shields.io/badge/slack-@zeek-brightgreen.svg?logo=slack)](https://join.slack.com/t/zeekorg/shared_invite/zt-1ev1nr7z4-rEVSsaIzYzFWpdgh2I6ZOg)
+[![Discourse](https://img.shields.io/discourse/status?server=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.zeek.org)](https://community.zeek.org)
 
 </h4>
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 0e250396a2..a4151cec74 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.0.0-dev.134
+6.0.0-dev.136