diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae92dff462
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,388 @@
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - 2.*
+  pull_request: ~
+
+env:
+  CACHE_VERSION: 1
+  DEFAULT_PYTHON: 3.6
+  PRE_COMMIT_CACHE: ~/.cache/pre-commit
+
+jobs:
+  prepare-base:
+    name: Prepare base dependencies
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      python-key: ${{ steps.generate-python-key.outputs.key }}
+      pre-commit-key: ${{ steps.generate-pre-commit-key.outputs.key }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code from GitHub
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ env.DEFAULT_PYTHON }}
+        id: python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2.2.1
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.DEFAULT_PYTHON }}
+      - name: Generate partial Python venv restore key
+        id: generate-python-key
+        run: >-
+          echo "::set-output name=key::base-venv-${{ env.CACHE_VERSION }}-${{
+            hashFiles('setup.cfg', 'requirements_test.txt', 'requirements_test_min.txt',
+          'requirements_test_brain.txt', 'requirements_test_pre_commit.txt') }}"
+      - name: Restore Python virtual environment
+        id: cache-venv
+        uses: actions/cache@v2.1.4
+        with:
+          path: venv
+          key: >-
+            ${{ runner.os }}-${{ steps.python.outputs.python-version }}-${{
+            steps.generate-python-key.outputs.key }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-${{ steps.python.outputs.python-version }}-base-venv-${{ env.CACHE_VERSION }}-
+      - name: Create Python virtual environment
+        if: steps.cache-venv.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        run: |
+          python -m venv venv
+          . venv/bin/activate
+          python -m pip install -U pip setuptools wheel
+          pip install -U -r requirements_test.txt -r requirements_test_brain.txt
+      - name: Generate pre-commit restore key
+        id: generate-pre-commit-key
+        run: >-
+          echo "::set-output name=key::pre-commit-${{ env.CACHE_VERSION }}-${{
+            hashFiles('.pre-commit-config.yaml') }}"
+      - name: Restore pre-commit environment
+        id: cache-precommit
+        uses: actions/cache@v2.1.4
+        with:
+          path: ${{ env.PRE_COMMIT_CACHE }}
+          key: >-
+            ${{ runner.os }}-${{ steps.generate-pre-commit-key.outputs.key }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-pre-commit-${{ env.CACHE_VERSION }}-
+      - name: Install pre-commit dependencies
+        if: steps.cache-precommit.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        run: |
+          . venv/bin/activate
+          pre-commit install --install-hooks
+
+  formatting:
+    name: Run pre-commit checks
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: prepare-base
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code from GitHub
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ env.DEFAULT_PYTHON }}
+        id: python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2.2.1
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.DEFAULT_PYTHON }}
+      - name: Restore Python virtual environment
+        id: cache-venv
+        uses: actions/cache@v2.1.4
+        with:
+          path: venv
+          key:
+            ${{ runner.os }}-${{ steps.python.outputs.python-version }}-${{
+            needs.prepare-base.outputs.python-key }}
+      - name: Fail job if Python cache restore failed
+        if: steps.cache-venv.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        run: |
+          echo "Failed to restore Python venv from cache"
+          exit 1
+      - name: Restore pre-commit environment
+        id: cache-precommit
+        uses: actions/cache@v2.1.4
+        with:
+          path: ${{ env.PRE_COMMIT_CACHE }}
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ needs.prepare-base.outputs.pre-commit-key }}
+      - name: Fail job if pre-commit cache restore failed
+        if: steps.cache-precommit.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        run: |
+          echo "Failed to restore pre-commit environment from cache"
+          exit 1
+      - name: Run formatting check
+        run: |
+          . venv/bin/activate
+          pip install -e .
+          pre-commit run --all-files
+
+  prepare-tests-linux:
+    name: Prepare tests for Python ${{ matrix.python-version }} (Linux)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: [3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9]
+    outputs:
+      python-key: ${{ steps.generate-python-key.outputs.key }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code from GitHub
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        id: python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2.2.1
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - name: Generate partial Python venv restore key
+        id: generate-python-key
+        run: >-
+          echo "::set-output name=key::venv-${{ env.CACHE_VERSION }}-${{
+            hashFiles('setup.cfg', 'requirements_test.txt', 'requirements_test_min.txt',
+          'requirements_test_brain.txt') }}"
+      - name: Restore Python virtual environment
+        id: cache-venv
+        uses: actions/cache@v2.1.4
+        with:
+          path: venv
+          key: >-
+            ${{ runner.os }}-${{ steps.python.outputs.python-version }}-${{
+            steps.generate-python-key.outputs.key }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-${{ steps.python.outputs.python-version }}-venv-${{ env.CACHE_VERSION }}-
+      - name: Create Python virtual environment
+        if: steps.cache-venv.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        run: |
+          python -m venv venv
+          . venv/bin/activate
+          python -m pip install -U pip setuptools wheel
+          pip install -U -r requirements_test.txt
+
+  pytest-linux:
+    name: Run tests Python ${{ matrix.python-version }} (Linux)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: prepare-tests-linux
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        python-version: [3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9]
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code from GitHub
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        id: python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2.2.1
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - name: Restore Python virtual environment
+        id: cache-venv
+        uses: actions/cache@v2.1.4
+        with:
+          path: venv
+          key:
+            ${{ runner.os }}-${{ steps.python.outputs.python-version }}-${{
+            needs.prepare-tests-linux.outputs.python-key }}
+      - name: Fail job if Python cache restore failed
+        if: steps.cache-venv.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        run: |
+          echo "Failed to restore Python venv from cache"
+          exit 1
+      - name: Run pytest
+        run: |
+          . venv/bin/activate
+          pytest --cov --cov-report= tests/
+      - name: Upload coverage artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2.2.3
+        with:
+          name: coverage-${{ matrix.python-version }}
+          path: .coverage
+
+  coverage:
+    name: Process test coverage
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: ["prepare-tests-linux", "pytest-linux"]
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: [3.8]
+    env:
+      COVERAGERC_FILE: .coveragerc
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code from GitHub
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        id: python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2.2.1
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - name: Restore Python virtual environment
+        id: cache-venv
+        uses: actions/cache@v2.1.4
+        with:
+          path: venv
+          key:
+            ${{ runner.os }}-${{ steps.python.outputs.python-version }}-${{
+            needs.prepare-tests-linux.outputs.python-key }}
+      - name: Fail job if Python cache restore failed
+        if: steps.cache-venv.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        run: |
+          echo "Failed to restore Python venv from cache"
+          exit 1
+      - name: Download all coverage artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2.0.9
+      - name: Combine coverage results
+        run: |
+          . venv/bin/activate
+          coverage combine coverage*/.coverage
+          coverage report --rcfile=${{ env.COVERAGERC_FILE }}
+      - name: Upload coverage to Coveralls
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          . venv/bin/activate
+          coveralls --rcfile=${{ env.COVERAGERC_FILE }} --service=github
+
+  prepare-tests-windows:
+    name: Prepare tests for Python ${{ matrix.python-version }} (Windows)
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: [3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9]
+    outputs:
+      python-key: ${{ steps.generate-python-key.outputs.key }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code from GitHub
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        id: python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2.2.1
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - name: Generate partial Python venv restore key
+        id: generate-python-key
+        run: >-
+          echo "::set-output name=key::venv-${{ env.CACHE_VERSION }}-${{
+            hashFiles('setup.cfg', 'requirements_test_min.txt',
+          'requirements_test_brain.txt') }}"
+      - name: Restore Python virtual environment
+        id: cache-venv
+        uses: actions/cache@v2.1.4
+        with:
+          path: venv
+          key: >-
+            ${{ runner.os }}-${{ steps.python.outputs.python-version }}-${{
+            steps.generate-python-key.outputs.key }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-${{ steps.python.outputs.python-version }}-venv-${{ env.CACHE_VERSION }}-
+      - name: Create Python virtual environment
+        if: steps.cache-venv.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        run: |
+          python -m venv venv
+          . venv\\Scripts\\activate
+          python -m pip install -U pip setuptools wheel
+          pip install -U -r requirements_test_min.txt -r requirements_test_brain.txt
+
+  pytest-windows:
+    name: Run tests Python ${{ matrix.python-version }} (Windows)
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    needs: prepare-tests-windows
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        python-version: [3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9]
+    steps:
+      - name: Set temp directory
+        run: echo "TEMP=$env:USERPROFILE\AppData\Local\Temp" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+        # Workaround to set correct temp directory on Windows
+        # https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments/issues/712
+      - name: Check out code from GitHub
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        id: python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2.2.1
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - name: Restore Python virtual environment
+        id: cache-venv
+        uses: actions/cache@v2.1.4
+        with:
+          path: venv
+          key:
+            ${{ runner.os }}-${{ steps.python.outputs.python-version }}-${{
+            needs.prepare-tests-windows.outputs.python-key }}
+      - name: Fail job if Python cache restore failed
+        if: steps.cache-venv.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        run: |
+          echo "Failed to restore Python venv from cache"
+          exit 1
+      - name: Run pytest
+        run: |
+          . venv\\Scripts\\activate
+          pytest tests/
+
+  prepare-tests-pypy:
+    name: Prepare tests for Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["pypy3"]
+    outputs:
+      python-key: ${{ steps.generate-python-key.outputs.key }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code from GitHub
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        id: python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2.2.1
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - name: Generate partial Python venv restore key
+        id: generate-python-key
+        run: >-
+          echo "::set-output name=key::venv-${{ env.CACHE_VERSION }}-${{
+            hashFiles('setup.cfg', 'requirements_test_min.txt',
+          'requirements_test_brain.txt', 'requirements_test_pre_commit.txt') }}"
+      - name: Restore Python virtual environment
+        id: cache-venv
+        uses: actions/cache@v2.1.4
+        with:
+          path: venv
+          key: >-
+            ${{ runner.os }}-${{ steps.python.outputs.python-version }}-${{
+            steps.generate-python-key.outputs.key }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-${{ steps.python.outputs.python-version }}-venv-${{ env.CACHE_VERSION }}-
+      - name: Create Python virtual environment
+        if: steps.cache-venv.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        run: |
+          python -m venv venv
+          . venv/bin/activate
+          python -m pip install -U pip setuptools wheel
+          pip install -U -r requirements_test_min.txt
+
+  pytest-pypy:
+    name: Run tests Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: prepare-tests-pypy
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["pypy3"]
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code from GitHub
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        id: python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2.2.1
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - name: Restore Python virtual environment
+        id: cache-venv
+        uses: actions/cache@v2.1.4
+        with:
+          path: venv
+          key:
+            ${{ runner.os }}-${{ steps.python.outputs.python-version }}-${{
+            needs.prepare-tests-pypy.outputs.python-key }}
+      - name: Fail job if Python cache restore failed
+        if: steps.cache-venv.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        run: |
+          echo "Failed to restore Python venv from cache"
+          exit 1
+      - name: Run pytest
+        run: |
+          . venv/bin/activate
+          pytest tests/
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ec293d0b20..d046b2ef0d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,21 +4,14 @@ stages:
   - tests
 jobs:
   include:
-    - stage: prechecks
-      python: 3.6
-      env: TOXENV=pylint
     - python: 3.6
-      env: TOXENV=formatting
-    - python: pypy3
-      env: TOXENV=pypy
-    - python: 3.6
-      env: TOXENV=py36,py36-six
+      env: TOXENV=py36-six
     - python: 3.7
-      env: TOXENV=py37,py37-six
+      env: TOXENV=py37-six
     - python: 3.8
-      env: TOXENV=py38,py38-six
+      env: TOXENV=py38-six
     - python: 3.9
-      env: TOXENV=py39,py39-six
+      env: TOXENV=py39-six
 before_install:
   - python --version
   - uname -a
@@ -47,7 +40,7 @@ deploy:
   provider: pypi
   user: Claudiu.Popa
   password:
-    secure: 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
+    secure: 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
   on:
     tags: true
     condition: "$TOXENV = py36"
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1f6f8dea8c..f3aade4714 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ Release Date: TBA
 * COPYING was removed in favor of COPYING.LESSER and the latter was renamed to LICENSE to make more apparent
   that the code is licensed under LGPLv2.
 
+* Moved from appveyor and travis to Github Actions for continuous integration.
+
 What's New in astroid 2.5.3?
 ============================
 Release Date: 2021-04-10
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 0973d2146d..ad1d9a1f73 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -1,31 +1,5 @@
 version: "{branch}-{build}"
 build: off
-cache:
-  - 'C:\\tmp'
-environment:
-  matrix:
-    - PYTHON: "C:\\Python36"
-      TOXENV: "py36,py36-six"
-
-    - PYTHON: "C:\\Python37"
-      TOXENV: "py37,py37-six"
-
-    - PYTHON: "C:\\Python38"
-      TOXENV: "py38,py38-six"
-
-init:
-  - ps: echo $env:TOXENV
-  - ps: ls C:\Python*
-  - ps: mkdir C:\tmp
-install:
-  - "powershell ./appveyor/install.ps1"
-  - "python -m pip install -U setuptools pip tox wheel virtualenv"
-  - "python -m pip --version"
-  - "python -m tox --version"
 
 test_script:
-  - "python -m tox"
-
-on_failure:
-  - ps: dir "env:"
-  - ps: get-content .tox\*\log\*
+  - echo "Skip"
diff --git a/appveyor/install.ps1 b/appveyor/install.ps1
deleted file mode 100644
index 0ab6f085cc..0000000000
--- a/appveyor/install.ps1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-# Sample script to install pip under Windows
-# Authors: Olivier Grisel, Jonathan Helmus and Kyle Kastner
-# License: CC0 1.0 Universal: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
-
-$GET_PIP_URL = "https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py"
-$GET_PIP_PATH = "C:\get-pip.py"
-$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
-
-function InstallPip ($python_home) {
-    $pip_path = $python_home + "\Scripts\pip.exe"
-    $python_path = $python_home + "\python.exe"
-    if (-not(Test-Path $pip_path)) {
-        Write-Host "Installing pip..."
-        $webclient = New-Object System.Net.WebClient
-        $webclient.DownloadFile($GET_PIP_URL, $GET_PIP_PATH)
-        Write-Host "Executing:" $python_path $GET_PIP_PATH
-        Start-Process -FilePath "$python_path" -ArgumentList "$GET_PIP_PATH" -Wait -Passthru
-    } else {
-        Write-Host "pip already installed."
-    }
-}
-
-function main () {
-    InstallPip $env:PYTHON
-}
-
-main
diff --git a/requirements_test.txt b/requirements_test.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..940f8cfa21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements_test.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+-r requirements_test_pre_commit.txt
+-r requirements_test_min.txt
+coveralls~=3.0
+coverage~=5.5
+pre-commit~=2.12
+pytest-cov~=2.11