Put together shields.io + github.api + java (jersey+jetty) + heroku produce this project. It duplicates some original shields.io functionality, but it can be simple java REST example.
Common:
http://github-release-version.herokuapp.com/github/{owner}/{repo}/release.{png|svg}[?style=flat]
Markdown:
[![release](http://github-release-version.herokuapp.com/github/allure-framework/allure-core/release.svg?style=flat)](https://github.com/allure-framework/allure-core/releases/latest)
heroku login
heroku create [app name]
git push heroku master
heroku config:set GITHUB_TOKEN=<token>
heroku open