diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..edadba13131
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - '**.java'
+      - '**.xml'
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+    paths:
+      - '**.java'
+      - '**.xml'
+
+env:
+  MAVEN_OPTS: -Xmx3g -Dhttp.keepAlive=false -Dmaven.wagon.http.pool=false -Dmaven.wagon.httpconnectionManager.ttlSeconds=120
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: 8
+          java-package: jdk+fx
+          # https://github.com/actions/setup-java#supported-distributions
+          distribution: zulu
+          cache: maven
+
+      # https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/languages/java/#maven-dependency-management
+      - run: >
+          mvn
+          install
+          jacoco:prepare-agent
+          --define jacoco.skip=false
+          --define maven.javadoc.skip=true
+          --define skipTests=true
+          --batch-mode
+          --show-version
+
+      # https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/languages/java/#maven-default-script-command
+      # tests are interdependent and require a specific order
+      # running in parallel causes some tests to fail
+      - run: mvn test --batch-mode
+
+      - env:
+          CI_BUILD_NUMBER: ${{ github.run_id }}
+          CI_BUILD_URL: https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/pull/${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/checks
+          CI_BRANCH: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+          CI_NAME: github
+          CI_PULL_REQUEST: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+        # do we need all these goals? Most other projects just do jacoco:report and coveralls:report
+        run: >
+          mvn
+          jacoco:report
+          jacoco:report-aggregate
+          verify
+          coveralls:report
+          --define jacoco.skip=false
+          --define repoToken=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2be9fcc6f7a..c9871a57dc8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -96,6 +96,25 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
+
+            <!-- code coverage tracking via coveralls -->
+            <!-- https://github.com/trautonen/coveralls-maven-plugin -->
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.eluder.coveralls</groupId>
+                <artifactId>coveralls-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>4.3.0</version>
+
+                <configuration>
+                  <jacocoReports>
+                    <jacocoReport>${root.dir}/Mage.Reports/target/site/jacoco-aggregate/jacoco.xml</jacocoReport>
+                  </jacocoReports>
+
+                  <excludes>
+                    <exclude>${root.dir}/**/generated-sources/**/*.java</exclude>
+                    <exclude>${root.dir}/Mage.Server/target/generated-sources/**/*.java</exclude>
+                  </excludes>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
 
         <pluginManagement>