diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f8cf4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# modified from https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/blob/master/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+    - '**'
+    paths-ignore: []
+  pull_request:
+    paths-ignore: []
+
+jobs:
+  linux:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        versions:
+          - ghc: '8.6.5'
+            cabal: '3.6'
+          - ghc: '8.8.4'
+            cabal: '3.6'
+          - ghc: '8.10.7'
+            cabal: '3.6'
+          - ghc: '9.0.2'
+            cabal: '3.6'
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    # need to install older cabal/ghc versions from ppa repository
+
+    - name: Install recent cabal/ghc
+      uses: haskell/actions/setup@v1
+      with:
+        ghc-version: ${{ matrix.versions.ghc }}
+        cabal-version: ${{ matrix.versions.cabal }}
+
+    # declare/restore cached things
+    # caching doesn't work for scheduled runs yet
+    # https://github.com/actions/cache/issues/63
+
+    - name: Cache cabal global package db
+      id:   cabal-global
+      uses: actions/cache@v2
+      with:
+        path: |
+          ~/.cabal
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.versions.ghc }}-${{ matrix.versions.cabal }}-cabal-global-${{ hashFiles('cabal.project') }}
+
+    - name: Cache cabal work
+      id:   cabal-local
+      uses: actions/cache@v2
+      with:
+        path: |
+          dist-newstyle
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.versions.ghc }}-${{ matrix.versions.cabal }}-cabal-local
+
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        cabal update
+        cabal build all --dependencies-only --enable-tests --disable-optimization
+    - name: Build
+      run: |
+        cabal build all --enable-tests --disable-optimization 2>&1 | tee build.log
+    - name: Test
+      run: |
+        cabal test all --disable-optimization
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a9e17dd..74bfbab 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # servant-ekg
 
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/haskell-servant/servant-ekg.png)](https://travis-ci.org/haskell-servant/servant-ekg)
+[![Build status](https://github.com/haskell-servant/servant-ekg/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/haskell-servant/servant-ekg/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
 
 # Servant Performance Counters