diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b44c64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+name: CI
+
+on: 
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Setup Go 1.21.x
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.21.x'
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: |
+          go get .
+      - name: Build
+        run: go build -v ./...
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Setup Go 1.21.x
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.21.x'
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: |
+          go get .
+      - name: Test
+        run: go test -v ./...
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9469fb9..c05aa57 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 
-# SSMG
+# SSMG 
+
+![CI](https://github.com/kkoutsilis/SSMG/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)
 
 SSMG (Secret Santa Match Generator) is a simple CLI tool written in Go. It reads a JSON file containing Secret Santa participants, generates the matches, and sends an email to each participant with their assigned match.