diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..75f28d28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+name: Test
+
+on: [push]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os:
+          - "ubuntu-latest"
+        python:
+          - "3.7"
+          - "3.8"
+          - "3.9"
+          - "3.10"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          submodules: true
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
+      - name: Update deb repository
+        run: sudo apt-get update
+      - name: Install deb dependencies
+        run: sudo apt-get install -y xorg-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libglew-dev xvfb
+      - name: Install python dependencies
+        run: pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+      - name: Cache python wheel packages
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: ~/.cache/pip
+          key: wheel-cache-${{ hashFiles('requirements-dev.txt') }}
+      - name: Install evolution gym
+        run: pip install -e .
+      - name: Run test
+        run: xvfb-run pytest -s -v -n auto -m lite
+        working-directory: tests
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d904e745..dc114098 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -146,9 +146,10 @@ pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
 
 ## Run Tests
 
-Run the full test suite:
+From within the `tests` directory run the full test suite:
 
 ```shell
+cd tests
 pytest -s -v -n auto
 ```
 
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ Or the lite test suite:
 
 
 ```shell
+cd tests
 pytest -s -v -n auto -m lite
 ```
 
diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
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index d9619212..00000000
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-[pytest]
-addopts = --ignore=examples/externals --ignore=evogym/simulator/externals --ignore=examples/gym_test.py
-markers =
-    lite: mark as part of the lite test suite
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/pytest.ini b/tests/pytest.ini
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+++ b/tests/pytest.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[pytest]
+markers =
+    lite: mark as part of the lite test suite
\ No newline at end of file