diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b6bcb044
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+---
+name: Netjsonconfig CI Build
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Python==${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        python-version:
+          - 3.6
+          - 3.7
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      - name: Install python dependencies
+        run: |
+          pip install -U "pip==20.2.4" wheel setuptools
+          pip install -U -r requirements-test.txt
+
+      - name: Install netjsonconfig
+        run: python setup.py -q develop
+
+      - name: QA checks
+        run: ./run-qa-checks
+
+      - name: Tests
+        run: coverage run -a --source=netjsonconfig runtests.py
+
+      - name: Upload Coverage
+        run: coveralls --service=github
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          COVERALLS_FLAG_NAME: |
+           python-${{ matrix.env.env }}
+          COVERALLS_PARALLEL: true
+
+  coveralls:
+    name: Finish Coveralls
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container: python:3-slim
+    steps:
+      - name: Finished
+        run: |
+          pip3 install --upgrade coveralls
+          coveralls --finish
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 402a9d18f..000000000
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-language: python
-sudo: false
-cache: pip
-
-python:
-  - "3.6"
-  - "3.7"
-
-notifications:
-  # will post a summary as comment on gihtub in case of failure
-  webhooks: https://www.travisbuddy.com/
-  on_success: never
-
-branches:
-  only:
-    - master
-
-before_install:
-  - pip install -U pip setuptools wheel
-  - pip install -r requirements-test.txt
-
-install:
-  - python setup.py -q develop
-
-script:
-  # check is done here to allow travis buddy to include a detailed failure summary
-  - ./run-qa-checks
-  - coverage run -a --source=netjsonconfig runtests.py
-
-after_success:
-  coveralls
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 576703031..c2345cb3e 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 netjsonconfig
 =============
 
-.. image:: https://travis-ci.org/openwisp/netjsonconfig.svg
-   :target: https://travis-ci.org/openwisp/netjsonconfig
+.. image:: https://github.com/openwisp/netjsonconfig/workflows/Netjsonconfig%20CI%20Build/badge.svg?branch=master
+   :target: https://github.com/openwisp/netjsonconfig/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Netjsonconfig+CI+Build%22
 
 .. image:: https://coveralls.io/repos/openwisp/netjsonconfig/badge.svg
   :target: https://coveralls.io/r/openwisp/netjsonconfig