diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ PySAL-giddy for exploratory spatiotemporal data analysis
 
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-[![Gitter room](https://badges.gitter.im/pysal/giddy.svg)](https://gitter.im/pysal/giddy)
+[![Discord](https://img.shields.io/badge/Discord-join%20chat-7289da?style=flat&logo=discord&logoColor=cccccc&link=https://discord.gg/qUvMmdEmnp)](https://discord.gg/qUvMmdEmnp)
 [![PyPI version](https://badge.fury.io/py/giddy.svg)](https://badge.fury.io/py/giddy)
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@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ If you have any suggestion, feature request, or bug report, please open a new [i
 Support
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-If you are having issues, please talk to us in the [gitter room](https://gitter.im/pysal/giddy).
+If you are having issues, please talk to us in the [discord channel](https://discord.gg/qUvMmdEmnp).
 
 License
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