diff --git a/.github/workflows/script-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/script-tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ef8ce0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/script-tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+---
+name: tests
+on:
+  push:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened]
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '16 19 27 * *'
+
+jobs:
+  test-scripts:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: ['ubuntu-latest']
+        perl: ['5.36']
+    name: Perl ${{ matrix.perl }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Set up perl
+        uses: shogo82148/actions-setup-perl@v1
+        with:
+          perl-version: ${{ matrix.perl }}
+      - run: perl -V
+      - run: make ci-install-deps
+      - run: make test
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index e36cbab..0000000
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-language: perl
-
-perl:
-  # newer Perl -> fewer dependencies to install for the Perl modules -> faster
-  - "5.22"
-
-install: make travis-install-deps
-
-script: make test
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 858583a..851d0b5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ clean:
 
 test: test-perl test-bash
 
-travis-install-deps: travis-install-perl-deps
+ci-install-deps: ci-install-perl-deps
 
-travis-install-perl-deps:
+ci-install-perl-deps:
 	@grep ^use $(PERL_SOURCES) | awk '{print $$2}' | sed 's/;$$//' | egrep -v '^(strict|warnings)$$' | sort | uniq | while read MOD; do perl -Itest/ -M"$$MOD" -e '1;' 2>/dev/null || echo "$$MOD" ; done | cpanm --skip-satisfied
 
 test-perl: