diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bf4780c22d..f0eb4961c5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,20 @@
-[](https://dev.azure.com/git/git/_build/latest?definitionId=2)
+Git for Windows
+===============
+
+[](https://dev.azure.com/git-for-windows/git/_build/latest?definitionId=17)
+[](https://dev.azure.com/Git-for-Windows/git/_build/latest?definitionId=3)
+[](https://gitter.im/git-for-windows/git?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)
+
+This is [Git for Windows](http://git-for-windows.github.io/), the Windows port
+of [Git](http://git-scm.com/).
+
+The Git for Windows project is run using a [governance
+model](http://git-for-windows.github.io/governance-model.html). If you
+encounter problems, you can report them as [GitHub
+issues](https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues), discuss them on Git
+for Windows' [Google Group](http://groups.google.com/group/git-for-windows),
+and [contribute bug
+fixes](https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/wiki/How-to-participate).
Git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
=========================================================
@@ -29,7 +45,7 @@ CVS users may also want to read [Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt][]
(`man gitcvs-migration` or `git help cvs-migration` if git is
installed).
-The user discussion and development of Git take place on the Git
+The user discussion and development of core Git take place on the Git
mailing list -- everyone is welcome to post bug reports, feature
requests, comments and patches to git@vger.kernel.org (read
[Documentation/SubmittingPatches][] for instructions on patch submission).
@@ -37,6 +53,7 @@ To subscribe to the list, send an email with just "subscribe git" in
the body to majordomo@vger.kernel.org. The mailing list archives are
available at ,
and other archival sites.
+The core git mailing list is plain text (no HTML!).
Issues which are security relevant should be disclosed privately to
the Git Security mailing list .