diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..37001c862
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
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+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: 
+     - master
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      name: checkout nosqlbench
+    - uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+      name: setup java
+      with:
+        java-version: '12'
+        java-package: jdk
+        architecture: x64
+        
+    - name: Cache Maven packages
+      uses: actions/cache@v1
+      with:
+        path: ~/.m2
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-m2-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
+        restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-m2   
+
+    - name: mvn package nosqlbench
+      run: mvn package
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from .github/workflows/main.yml
rename to .github/workflows/release.yml