diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
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index 000000000..90cf7accb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+name: build
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
+
+jobs:
+  build-go:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        go: [1.13, 1.16]
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Setup Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{ matrix.go }}
+      - name: Build
+        run: |
+          go mod download
+          go run cmd/download_ui/download_ui.go
+          CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o /tmp/cayley ./cmd/cayley
+          go run github.com/gobuffalo/packr/v2/packr2
+          git checkout -- ./packrd/dummy.go
+          if [[ $GOVERSION =~ ^go1\.13 ]]; then
+            go get -u golang.org/x/lint/golint && bash lint.sh
+          else
+            # run go vet for other go versions, but do not fail
+            go vet ./... || true
+          fi
+          go test -v ./...
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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index 697912bb8..000000000
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-language: go
-
-addons:
-  apt:
-    packages:
-      - snapd
-
-go:
-  - "1.13.x"
-  - tip
-
-matrix:
-  allow_failures:
-    - go: tip
-
-install:
-  - sudo snap install snapcraft --classic
-  - go mod download
-  - go run cmd/download_ui/download_ui.go
-
-cache:
-  directories:
-    - $GOPATH/pkg/mod
-
-script:
-  - CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o /tmp/cayley ./cmd/cayley
-  - go run github.com/gobuffalo/packr/v2/packr2
-  - git checkout -- ./packrd/dummy.go
-  - go get -u golang.org/x/lint/golint
-  - bash lint.sh
-  - go test -v ./...
-
-after_success:
-  - test -n "$TRAVIS_TAG" && echo "$SNAP_TOKEN" > /tmp/snap.login && snapcraft login --with /tmp/snap.login
-
-deploy:
-  - provider: script
-    skip_cleanup: true
-    script: git status && curl -sL https://git.io/goreleaser | bash
-    on:
-      tags: true
-      condition: $TRAVIS_OS_NAME = linux && $TRAVIS_GO_VERSION =~ ^1\.13