diff --git a/.clomonitor.yml b/.clomonitor.yml
index 09f54c0d..81cb74bd 100644
--- a/.clomonitor.yml
+++ b/.clomonitor.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+# see https://github.com/cncf/clomonitor/blob/main/docs/checks.md#exemptions
 exemptions:
   - check: artifacthub_badge
     reason: "Artifact Hub doesn't support Java packages"
   - check: signed_releases
     reason: "Maven central releases are signed and there are no GitHub release artifacts"
+  - check: openssf_badge
+    reason: "ETOOMANYBADGES, but the work has been done: https://www.bestpractices.dev/projects/10003"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 212adadf..713d4428 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 [![FOSSA License Status](https://app.fossa.com/api/projects/custom%2B51454%2Fgithub.com%2Fopen-telemetry%2Fsemantic-conventions-java.svg?type=shield&issueType=license)](https://app.fossa.com/projects/custom%2B51454%2Fgithub.com%2Fopen-telemetry%2Fsemantic-conventions-java?ref=badge_shield&issueType=license)
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 [![OpenSSF Scorecard](https://api.scorecard.dev/projects/github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions-java/badge)](https://scorecard.dev/viewer/?uri=github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions-java)
-[![OpenSSF Best Practices](https://www.bestpractices.dev/projects/10003/badge)](https://www.bestpractices.dev/projects/10003)
 [![Slack](https://img.shields.io/badge/slack-@cncf/otel--java-blue.svg?logo=slack)](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C014L2KCTE3)
 
 Java code-generation for the [OpenTelemetry Semantic Conventions](https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions).