diff --git a/.github/workflows/continuous_integration.yml b/.github/workflows/continuous_integration.yml
index 9a4b816..7cfb1bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/continuous_integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/continuous_integration.yml
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ on:
         required: false
         default: 'build/gcovr-coverage'
         type: string
+      coverage_xml_path:
+        description: 'The path to the coverage xml, relative to the github workspace'
+        required: false
+        default: 'build/coverage.xml'
+        type: string
       coverage_deploy_target_repo:
         description: 'The repository to deploy the coverage report to'
         required: true
@@ -148,6 +153,11 @@ on:
         required: false
         default: 'true'
         type: string
+      run_coverage_badge_creation:
+        description: 'Run coverage badge creation'
+        required: false
+        default: '${{ inputs.run_coverage == 'true' && github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}'
+        type: string
       run_install:
         description: 'Run install'
         required: false
@@ -298,16 +308,23 @@ jobs:
           if-no-files-found: error
           name: coverage-report
           path: ${{ inputs.coverage_report_path }}
+      - name: Archive coverage xml
+        if: ${{ steps.run_coverage.outcome == 'success' || steps.run_coverage.outcome == 'failure' }}
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          name: coverage-xml
+          path: ${{ inputs.coverage_xml_path}}
       - name: Deploy html coverage report
         id: deploy_coverage_report
         if: ${{ steps.run_coverage.outcome == 'success' || steps.run_coverage.outcome == 'failure' }}
         # LTODO update tag
-        uses: everest/everest-ci/github-actions/deploy-ci-logs@feature/add-reusable-ci-workflow
+        uses: everest/everest-ci/github-actions/deploy-ci-artifact@feature/add-reusable-ci-workflow
         with:
           target_repo: ${{ inputs.coverage_deploy_target_repo }}
-          target_logs_name: coverage-report
-          logs_dir: ${{ inputs.coverage_report_path }}
           github_token: ${{ secrets.coverage_deploy_token }}
+          artifact_name: coverage-report
+          artifact_directory: ${{ inputs.coverage_report_path }}
       - name: Write summary coverage
         if: ${{ steps.run_coverage.outcome == 'success' || steps.run_coverage.outcome == 'failure' }}
         run: |
@@ -413,3 +430,30 @@ jobs:
           display-options: fEX
           fail-on-empty: True
           title: Test results
+  create_coverage_badge:
+    name: Create Coverage Badge
+    needs:
+      - build
+    runs-on: ${{ inputs.runner }}
+    if: ${{ inputs.run_coverage_badge_creation == 'true' }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Download coverage report
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.2
+        with:
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          name: coverage-xml
+          path: coverage-xml
+      - name: Generate coverage badge
+        run: |
+          # LTODO install in docker image
+          pip install genbadge[all]
+          mkdir -p ${{ github.workspace }}/coverage-badge/
+          genbadge -i ${{ github.workspace }}/coverage-xml/gcovr-coverage-xml.xml -o ${{ github.workspace }}/coverage-badge/coverage-badge.svg -n "Coverage" --local -v
+      - name: Deploy coverage badge
+        # LTODO update version
+        uses: everest/everest-ci/github-actions/deploy-ci-artifact@feature/add-reusable-ci-workflow
+        with:
+          target_repo: ${{ github.repository }}
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.SA_GITHUB_PAT }}
+          artifact_name: coverage-badge
+          artifact_directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/coverage-badge/
diff --git a/github-actions/deploy-ci-artifact/action.yaml b/github-actions/deploy-ci-artifact/action.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a91b7a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/github-actions/deploy-ci-artifact/action.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+name: 'Deploy CI Artifact'
+description: 'Deploy CI artifact to a github pages repository'
+inputs:
+  target_repo:
+    description: 'Repository to deploy artifact to'
+    required: true
+  github_token:
+    description: 'Github token, with write access to the target repository'
+    required: true
+  source_repo:
+    description: 'Repository to deploy artifact from'
+    required: true
+    default: ${{ github.repository }}
+  workflow_run_id:
+    description: 'Workflow run id to deploy logs from'
+    required: true
+    default: ${{ github.run_id }}
+  deploy_global_artifact:
+    description: 'Deploy global artifact, without workflow_run_id'
+    required: false
+    default: false
+  artifact_name:
+    description: 'Name of the artifact to deploy'
+    required: true
+  artifact_directory:
+    description: 'Directory or containing the artifact to deploy'
+    required: true
+outputs:
+  deployed_path:
+    description: 'Path to the deployed logs'
+    value: ${{ steps.determine_target_path.outputs.target_path }}
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Configure git
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        git config --global user.email "compiler@pionix.de"
+        git config --global user.name "Github Service Account"
+    - name: Checkout target repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3.0.0
+      with:
+        repository: ${{ inputs.target_repo }}
+        path: gh-pages-repo
+        token: ${{ inputs.github_token }}
+        ref: main
+    - name: Determine target path
+      id: determine_target_path
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        if [ "${{ inputs.deploy_global_artifact }}" = "true" ]; then
+          target_path="ci-artifacts/${{ inputs.source_repo }}/${{ inputs.artifact_name }}"
+        else
+          target_path="ci-artifacts/${{ inputs.source_repo }}/${{ inputs.workflow_run_id }}/${{ inputs.artifact_name }}"
+        fi
+        echo "target_path=$target_path" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+    - name: Copy Artifact
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        mkdir -p gh-pages-repo/${{ steps.determine_target_path.outputs.target_path }}
+        if [ "${{ inputs.deploy_global_artifact }}" = "true" ]; then
+          rm -rf gh-pages-repo/${{ steps.determine_target_path.outputs.target_path }}/*
+        fi
+        cp -r ${{ inputs.artifact_directory }}/* gh-pages-repo/${{ steps.determine_target_path.outputs.target_path }}
+    - name: Commit and push logs
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        git add ${{ steps.determine_target_path.outputs.target_path }}
+        if [ "${{ inputs.deploy_global_artifact }}" = "true" ]; then
+          commit_message="Deploy global artifact and remove old one: ${{ inputs.source_repo }}/${{ inputs.artifact_name }}"
+        else
+          git commit -m "Deploy new artifact: ${{ inputs.source_repo }}/${{ inputs.workflow_run_id }}/${{ inputs.artifact_name }}"
+        fi
+        git commit -m "$commit_message"
+        git push
+      working-directory: gh-pages-repo
diff --git a/github-actions/deploy-ci-logs/action.yaml b/github-actions/deploy-ci-logs/action.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index c0ef4e6..0000000
--- a/github-actions/deploy-ci-logs/action.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-name: 'Deploy CI Logs'
-description: 'Deploy CI logs to a github pages repository'
-inputs:
-  target_repo:
-    description: 'Repository to deploy logs to'
-    required: true
-  source_repo:
-    description: 'Repository to deploy logs from'
-    required: true
-    default: ${{ github.repository }}
-  workflow_run_id:
-    description: 'Workflow run id to deploy logs from'
-    required: true
-    default: ${{ github.run_id }}
-  target_logs_name:
-    description: 'Name of the logs to deploy'
-    required: true
-  logs_dir:
-    description: 'Directory containing the logs to deploy'
-    required: true
-  github_token:
-    description: 'Github token, with write access to the target repository'
-    required: true
-outputs:
-  deployed_path:
-    description: 'Path to the deployed logs'
-    value: ${{ steps.determine_target_path.outputs.target_path }}
-runs:
-  using: "composite"
-  steps:
-    - name: Configure git
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        git config --global user.email "compiler@pionix.de"
-        git config --global user.name "Github Service Account"
-    - name: Checkout target repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3.0.0
-      with:
-        repository: ${{ inputs.target_repo }}
-        path: gh-pages-repo
-        token: ${{ inputs.github_token }}
-        ref: main
-    - name: Determine target path
-      id: determine_target_path
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        target_path="ci-logs/${{ inputs.source_repo }}/${{ inputs.workflow_run_id }}/${{ inputs.target_logs_name }}"
-        echo "target_path=$target_path" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-    - name: Copy logs
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        mkdir -p gh-pages-repo/${{ steps.determine_target_path.outputs.target_path }}
-        cp -r ${{ inputs.logs_dir }}/* gh-pages-repo/${{ steps.determine_target_path.outputs.target_path }}
-    - name: Commit and push logs
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        git add ${{ steps.determine_target_path.outputs.target_path }}
-        git commit -m "Deploy logs: ${{ inputs.source_repo }}/${{ inputs.workflow_run_id }}/${{ inputs.target_logs_name }}"
-        git push
-      working-directory: gh-pages-repo