diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dad4160
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+name: thoughtbelt CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        node-version: [14.x, 16.x, 18.x, 20.x]
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: yarn --frozen-lockfile
+      - name: Run linter
+        run: yarn lint
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: yarn test
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 43337f4..20ccab4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "belt": "bin/belt",
     "lint": "eslint --max-warnings=0 --ext js,jsx,ts,tsx .",
-    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+    "test": "echo \"testing not yet configured\""
   },
   "author": "Stephen Hanson",
   "license": "MIT",