diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..acda05b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# This workflow will build a golang project
+# For more information see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/automating-builds-and-tests/building-and-testing-go
+
+name: Go
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Set up Go
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+      with:
+        go-version: "1.21"
+
+          # Disabling linter for now. Will enable when project is finished, so
+          # all of the errors can be fixed in a single pass
+          #- name: golangci-lint
+          #  uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
+          #  with:
+          #    # Optional: version of golangci-lint to use in form of v1.2 or v1.2.3 or `latest` to use the latest version
+          #    version: latest
+          #    args: --build-tags="$GOTAGS" --concurrency 2 --timeout 10m
+
+    - name: go mod tidy check
+      run: |
+        go mod tidy
+        git diff --exit-code -- go.mod go.sum
+
+    - name: Lint # Check syntax with the linter
+      run: make go/lint
+
+    - name: Test # Run the golang tests!
+      run: make test
+
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 58f4a901..ac3c37ce 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ go/mocks: ## Generates Go mock files.
 		mockery; \
     done
 
+.PHONY: test
+test: ## Run the unit tests
+	@go test -v -cover ./...
+
 HELP_FORMAT="    \033[36m%-25s\033[0m %s\n"
 .PHONY: help
 help: ## Display this usage information