diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7e363b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+name: CI
+
+# limit ci building to pushes to master not to get twice the notification email
+# from github.
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - 'master'
+  pull_request:
+    branches: '*'
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout sources
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Install rust toolchain
+        uses: hecrj/setup-rust-action@v1.3.4
+        with:
+          rust-version: stable
+          components: clippy, rustfmt
+
+      - name: Cache
+        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v1
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: cargo build --all-features --all-targets
+
+      - name: Cargo fmt
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: cargo fmt --all -- --check
+
+      - name: Cargo clippy
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings
+
+      - name: Test
+        run: timeout 15m cargo test --all --all-features
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index f5fbebc..0000000
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-language: rust
-
-matrix:
-  include:
-    - rust: stable
-    - rust: beta
-    - rust: nightly
-
-script:
-  - |
-      cargo build --all && cargo test --all
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 902aa0e..dffacdf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## Next
 
  * documentation changes
+ * migrate from travis to github actions [#5](https://github.com/koivunej/derive-into-owned/pull/5)
 
 ## 0.1.0