diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-helm/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-helm/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f60cbc1b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-helm/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+name: "Setup Helm"
+description: "Install the helm CLI"
+inputs:
+  helm-version:
+    description: The helm version to install
+    default: "3.8.1"
+    required: false
+  linux-bin-path:
+    description: Where to put the helm binary on linux runners
+    required: false
+  win-bin-path:
+    description: Where to put the helm binary on windows runners
+    required: false
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Install helm cli
+      shell: bash
+      env:
+        LIN_PATH: ${{ inputs.linux-bin-path }}
+        WIN_PATH: ${{ inputs.win-bin-path }}
+      run: ${{ github.action_path }}/setup-helm.sh ${{ inputs.helm-version }}
diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-helm/setup-helm.sh b/.github/actions/setup-helm/setup-helm.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..75d9733b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-helm/setup-helm.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+HELM_VERSION=$1
+WIN_PATH=${WIN_PATH:-$HOME/bin/}
+LIN_PATH=${LIN_PATH:-/usr/local/bin/}
+if [ "$RUNNER_OS" == "Windows" ]; then
+    curl -fsSLo helm.zip https://get.helm.sh/helm-v${HELM_VERSION}-windows-amd64.zip
+    unzip -o helm.zip windows-amd64/helm.exe && rm helm.zip && mv windows-amd64/helm.exe "${WIN_PATH}" && rmdir windows-amd64
+elif [ "$RUNNER_OS" == "Linux" ]; then
+    curl -fsSL https://get.helm.sh/helm-v${HELM_VERSION}-$(uname | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')-amd64.tar.gz | tar xz --strip=1 -C "${LIN_PATH}" $(uname | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')-amd64/helm
+else
+    echo "$RUNNER_OS not supported"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo helm $(helm version --client --short) has been installed
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 8df65c8fc..ffdf6c963 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-helm
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-helm-docs
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-jx-release-version
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-rancher-cli
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 89941828e..a85ac9ecf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,3 +4,19 @@
 [![pre-commit](https://img.shields.io/badge/pre--commit-enabled-brightgreen?logo=pre-commit&logoColor=white)](https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit)
 
 Shared [Travis CI](https://travis-ci.com/) and [pre-commit](https://pre-commit.com/) configuration files plus misc tools.
+
+## GitHub Actions
+
+### setup-helm
+
+If you need the helm cli available in the runner path:
+
+```yml
+jobs:
+
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      - uses: Alfresco/alfresco-build-tools/.github/actions/setup-helm@master
+```