diff --git a/.github/workflows/actions.yml b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60a80d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+name: Build C++
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+jobs:
+  install:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y -f build-essential g++ cmake
+  build:
+    needs: install
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Build project
+        run: |
+            g++ GameDie.h -std=c++17 -Wall -Wextra -Werror -o GameDie
+            g++ GameDie.cpp -std=c++17 -Wall -Wextra -Werror -o GameDie
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9a8fe2c..3906666 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+[![Build C++](https://github.com/cmkoschnick/GameDie/actions/workflows/actions.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/cmkoschnick/GameDie/actions/workflows/actions.yml)
 # GameDie
 
 This repository provides a class that represents a game die, such as the
@@ -23,4 +24,4 @@ Once built, run the image:
 
 ...or run it with a bind mount to the current source code:
 
-`docker run --mount type=bind,source="$(pwd)",target=/usr/src -it cpp-container`
\ No newline at end of file
+`docker run --mount type=bind,source="$(pwd)",target=/usr/src -it cpp-container`