diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0399d208..b4504e2c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,8 +43,14 @@ What follow is an example of a Beman library README.
 SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
 -->
 
-<!-- markdownlint-disable-next-line line-length -->
-![Library Status](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bemanproject/beman/refs/heads/main/images/badges/beman_badge-beman_library_under_development.svg) ![Continuous Integration Tests](https://github.com/bemanproject/exemplar/actions/workflows/ci_tests.yml/badge.svg) ![Lint Check (pre-commit)](https://github.com/bemanproject/exemplar/actions/workflows/pre-commit-check.yml/badge.svg) [![Coverage](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/bemanproject/exemplar/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://coveralls.io/github/bemanproject/exemplar?branch=main) ![Standard Target](https://github.com/bemanproject/beman/blob/main/images/badges/cpp29.svg) [![Compiler Explorer Example](https://img.shields.io/badge/Try%20it%20on%20Compiler%20Explorer-grey?logo=compilerexplorer&logoColor=67c52a)](https://godbolt.org/z/4qEPK87va)
+<!-- markdownlint-disable line-length -->
+[![Library Status](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bemanproject/beman/refs/heads/main/images/badges/beman_badge-beman_library_under_development.svg)](https://github.com/bemanproject/beman/blob/main/docs/beman_library_maturity_model.md#the-beman-library-maturity-model)
+[![Continuous Integration Tests](https://github.com/bemanproject/exemplar/actions/workflows/ci_tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/bemanproject/exemplar/actions/workflows/ci_tests.yml)
+[![Lint Check (pre-commit)](https://github.com/bemanproject/exemplar/actions/workflows/pre-commit-check.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/bemanproject/exemplar/actions/workflows/pre-commit-check.yml)
+[![Coverage](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/bemanproject/exemplar/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://coveralls.io/github/bemanproject/exemplar?branch=main)
+![Standard Target](https://github.com/bemanproject/beman/blob/main/images/badges/cpp29.svg)
+[![Compiler Explorer Example](https://img.shields.io/badge/Try%20it%20on%20Compiler%20Explorer-grey?logo=compilerexplorer&logoColor=67c52a)](https://godbolt.org/z/4qEPK87va)
+<!-- markdownlint-restore -->
 
 `beman.exemplar` is a minimal C++ library conforming to [The Beman Standard](https://github.com/bemanproject/beman/blob/main/docs/beman_standard.md).
 This can be used as a template for those intending to write Beman libraries.
diff --git a/cookiecutter/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/README.md b/cookiecutter/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/README.md
index e3161121..b0ef8dca 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/README.md
+++ b/cookiecutter/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/README.md
@@ -45,9 +45,15 @@ What follow is an example of a Beman library README.
 SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
 -->
 
-<!-- markdownlint-disable-next-line line-length -->
-![Library Status](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bemanproject/beman/refs/heads/main/images/badges/beman_badge-beman_library_under_development.svg) ![Continuous Integration Tests](https://github.com/{{cookiecutter._owner}}/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/actions/workflows/ci_tests.yml/badge.svg) ![Lint Check (pre-commit)](https://github.com/{{cookiecutter._owner}}/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/actions/workflows/pre-commit-check.yml/badge.svg) [![Coverage](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/{{cookiecutter._owner}}/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://coveralls.io/github/{{cookiecutter._owner}}/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}?branch=main) ![Standard Target](https://github.com/bemanproject/beman/blob/main/images/badges/cpp29.svg){% if cookiecutter._generating_exemplar %} [![Compiler Explorer Example](https://img.shields.io/badge/Try%20it%20on%20Compiler%20Explorer-grey?logo=compilerexplorer&logoColor=67c52a)](https://godbolt.org/z/4qEPK87va){% endif %}
-
+<!-- markdownlint-disable line-length -->
+[![Library Status](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bemanproject/beman/refs/heads/main/images/badges/beman_badge-beman_library_under_development.svg)](https://github.com/bemanproject/beman/blob/main/docs/beman_library_maturity_model.md#the-beman-library-maturity-model)
+[![Continuous Integration Tests](https://github.com/{{cookiecutter._owner}}/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/actions/workflows/ci_tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/{{cookiecutter._owner}}/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/actions/workflows/ci_tests.yml)
+[![Lint Check (pre-commit)](https://github.com/{{cookiecutter._owner}}/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/actions/workflows/pre-commit-check.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/{{cookiecutter._owner}}/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/actions/workflows/pre-commit-check.yml)
+[![Coverage](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/{{cookiecutter._owner}}/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://coveralls.io/github/{{cookiecutter._owner}}/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}?branch=main)
+![Standard Target](https://github.com/bemanproject/beman/blob/main/images/badges/cpp29.svg)
+{% if cookiecutter._generating_exemplar %}[![Compiler Explorer Example](https://img.shields.io/badge/Try%20it%20on%20Compiler%20Explorer-grey?logo=compilerexplorer&logoColor=67c52a)](https://godbolt.org/z/4qEPK87va){% endif %}
+
+<!-- markdownlint-restore -->
 
 {% if cookiecutter._generating_exemplar %}
 `beman.exemplar` is a minimal C++ library conforming to [The Beman Standard](https://github.com/bemanproject/beman/blob/main/docs/beman_standard.md).