diff --git a/.github/workflows/develop.yml b/.github/workflows/develop.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6541dab6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/develop.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name: develop
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ develop ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ develop ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container: slacgismo/gridlabd_dockerhub_base:latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Run autoconf
+      run: autoreconf -isf
+    - name: Configure build
+      run: ./configure
+    - name: Build gridlabd
+      run: make -j10 system
+    - name: Validate build
+      run: |
+        gridlabd -D keep_progress=TRUE -T 0 --validate 
+        utilities/save_validation_errors || true
+    - name: Upload artifacts
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      with:
+        name: validate-result
+        path: |
+          validate.txt
+          validate.tar.gz
diff --git a/.github/workflows/master.yml b/.github/workflows/master.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0174ce96a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/master.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name: master
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ master ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ master ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container: slacgismo/gridlabd_dockerhub_base:latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Run autoconf
+      run: autoreconf -isf
+    - name: Configure build
+      run: ./configure
+    - name: Build gridlabd
+      run: make -j10 system
+    - name: Validate build
+      run: |
+        gridlabd -D keep_progress=TRUE -T 0 --validate 
+        utilities/save_validation_errors || true
+    - name: Upload artifacts
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      with:
+        name: validate-result
+        path: |
+          validate.txt
+          validate.tar.gz
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f47a418ad..1de5bb76a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+![master](https://github.com/dchassin/gridlabd/workflows/master/badge.svg) ![develop](https://github.com/dchassin/gridlabd/workflows/develop/badge.svg)
+
 The main documentation page for this project is located at http://docs.gridlabd.us/.
 
 ## Important Note
diff --git a/gldcore/autotest/test_require_pwlf.glm b/gldcore/autotest/test_require_pwlf.glm
deleted file mode 100644
index 05de5f84f..000000000
--- a/gldcore/autotest/test_require_pwlf.glm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#python -m pip uninstall pwlf -y 1>/dev/null
-#require pwlf
diff --git a/gldcore/autotest/test_require_pytz.glm b/gldcore/autotest/test_require_pytz.glm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa2858c1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gldcore/autotest/test_require_pytz.glm
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#python -m pip uninstall pytz -y 1>/dev/null
+#require pytz