added README and GitHub configuration
diff --git a/.asf.yaml b/.asf.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f485c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.asf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# 
+#  Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+#  contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+#  this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+#  The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+#  (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+#  the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+# 
+#       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# 
+#  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#  limitations under the License.
+#
+# see https://s.apache.org/asfyaml
+github:
+  description: "Apache Maven Dependency Analyzer"
+  homepage: https://maven.apache.org/shared/maven-dependency-analyzer/
+  labels:
+    - java
+    - build-management
+    - maven-shared
+    - maven
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 34e9d93..92ba506 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@
 Contributing to [Apache Maven Dependency Analyzer](https://maven.apache.org/shared/maven-dependency-analyzer/)
 ======================
 
+[![ASF Jira](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmaven.apache.org%2Fbadges%2Fasf_jira-MSHARED.json)][jira]
 [![Apache License, Version 2.0, January 2004](https://img.shields.io/github/license/apache/maven.svg?label=License)][license]
 [![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/org.apache.maven.shared/maven-dependency-analyzer.svg?label=Maven%20Central)](https://search.maven.org/#search%7Cgav%7C1%7Cg%3A%22org.apache.maven.shared%22%20AND%20a%3A%22maven-dependency-analyzer%22)
-[![Jenkins Status](https://img.shields.io/jenkins/s/https/builds.apache.org/job/maven-box/job/maven-dependency-analyzer/job/master.svg?style=flat-square)][build]
-[![Jenkins tests](https://img.shields.io/jenkins/t/https/builds.apache.org/job/maven-box/job/maven-dependency-analyzer/job/master.svg?style=flat-square)][test-results]
+[![Jenkins Status](https://img.shields.io/jenkins/s/https/builds.apache.org/job/maven-box/job/maven-dependency-analyzer/job/master.svg)][build]
+[![Jenkins tests](https://img.shields.io/jenkins/t/https/builds.apache.org/job/maven-box/job/maven-dependency-analyzer/job/master.svg)][test-results]
 
 
 You have found a bug or you have an idea for a cool new feature? Contributing
@@ -81,13 +82,14 @@
 --------------------
 
 + [Contributing patches](https://maven.apache.org/guides/development/guide-maven-development.html#Creating_and_submitting_a_patch)
-+ [Apache Maven Help JIRA project page](https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/SHARED/)
++ [Apache Maven Shared Components project page][jira]
 + [Contributor License Agreement][cla]
 + [General GitHub documentation](https://help.github.com/)
 + [GitHub pull request documentation](https://help.github.com/send-pull-requests/)
 + [Apache Maven Twitter Account](https://twitter.com/ASFMavenProject)
 + #Maven IRC channel on freenode.org
 
+[jira]: https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/MSHARED/
 [license]: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 [ml-list]: https://maven.apache.org/mailing-lists.html
 [code-style]: https://maven.apache.org/developers/conventions/code.html