@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[run]
+source = git
+
+; to make nosetests happy
+[report]
+omit = 
+	*/yaml*
+	*/tests/*
+    */python?.?/*
+    */site-packages/nose/*
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 *.swp
 *~
 /lib/GitPython.egg-info
+cover/
+.coverage
 /build
 /dist
 /doc/_build
 
@@ -7,5 +7,8 @@ python:
 install:
   - git submodule update --init --recursive
   - git fetch --tags
+  - pip install coveralls
 script: 
-  - nosetests
+  - nosetests --with-coverage
+# after_success: as long as we are not running smoothly ... give it the cover treatment every time
+  - coveralls
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ A distribution package can be obtained for manual installation at:
 ### DEVELOPMENT STATUS
 
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/gitpython-developers/GitPython.svg?branch=0.3)](https://travis-ci.org/gitpython-developers/GitPython)
+[![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/gitpython-developers/GitPython/badge.png)](https://coveralls.io/r/gitpython-developers/GitPython)
 
 The project was idle for 2 years, the last release was made about 3 years ago. Reason for this might have been the project's dependency on me as sole active maintainer, which is an issue in itself.