diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index 9e45f5b..dc8304a 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/cpp:1-ubuntu-22.04
 
 # Optionally install the cmake for vcpkg
-COPY ./package.sh /tmp/
+COPY ./build_support/package.sh /tmp/
 
 RUN chmod +x /tmp/package.sh \
     && /tmp/package.sh \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc028a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+name: CI Pipeline
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize]
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Install Dependencies
+      run: |
+        chmod +x ./build_support/package.sh
+        ./build_support/package.sh
+
+    - name: Configure CMake
+      run: cmake -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+      
+    - name: Check Format
+      run: cmake --build build --target check-format
+
+    - name: Build
+      run: cmake --build build
+
+    - name: Test
+      run: cmake --build build -t test-lib
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b92b27c..55a91ef 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,15 +30,11 @@ add_subdirectory(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src)
 if(HAS_BENCHES) 
     include(3rdParty)
     include_googletest()
-    set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release)
     include_benchmark()
     message(STATUS "Building benches")
     add_subdirectory(benches)
 endif(HAS_BENCHES) 
 
-# The below needs to be built in Debug mode
-set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Debug)
-
 if(HAS_MSAN)
     include(Sanitizers)
     message(STATUS "Building Sanitizers")
diff --git a/.devcontainer/package.sh b/build_support/package.sh
similarity index 92%
rename from .devcontainer/package.sh
rename to build_support/package.sh
index 68fb17c..809f444 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/package.sh
+++ b/build_support/package.sh
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 #
 set -e
 
-apt-get -y update
+sudo apt-get -y update
 
-apt-get -y install \
+sudo apt-get -y install \
     build-essential \
     clang-12 \
     clang-format-12 \