diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-app.yml b/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69e4d75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# This workflow will install Python dependencies, run tests and lint with a variety of Python versions
+# For more information see: https://help.github.com/actions/language-and-framework-guides/using-python-with-github-actions
+
+name: Python package
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ master ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ master ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: [3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9]
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        python setup.py install
+        python -m pip install -r test-requirements.txt
+    - name: Lint with flake8
+      run: |
+        # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names
+        # Code style checks disabled until the style of the project is set.
+        ./run_tests.sh lint
+    - name: Test with pytest
+      run: |
+        ./run_tests.sh test
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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index 300ef21..0000000
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-language: python
-python:
-  - "3.5"
-  - "3.6"
-  - "3.7"
-  - "3.8"
-  - "3.9"
-install:
-  - pip install -r requirements.txt
-  - pip install -r test-requirements.txt
-script: python run_tests.py --fail-on-error
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b8836d6..526a2bb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -86,6 +86,28 @@ def register_pandora_vocab(emitter):
         for match in m.groups():
             register_vocab('Pandora Station', match)
 ```
+
+Development
+===========
+
+Glad you'd like to help!
+
+To install test and development requirements run
+
+```
+pip install -r test-requirements.txt
+```
+
+This will install the test-requirements as well as the runtime requirements for adapt.
+
+To test any changes before submitting them run
+
+```
+./run_tests.sh
+```
+
+This will run the same checks as the Github actions and verify that your code should pass with flying colours.
+
 Learn More
 ========
 
diff --git a/run_tests.py b/run_tests.py
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index 8c460ea..0000000
--- a/run_tests.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-import unittest
-
-from xmlrunner import XMLTestRunner
-import os
-import sys
-
-loader = unittest.TestLoader()
-tests = loader.discover(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), pattern="*Test.py")
-fail_on_error = "--fail-on-error" in sys.argv
-runner = XMLTestRunner()
-result = runner.run(tests)
-if fail_on_error and len(result.failures + result.errors) > 0:
-    sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/run_tests.sh b/run_tests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..11a99b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run_tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+
+ADAPT_DIR=$(dirname $0)
+
+do_lint () {
+    flake8 "${ADAPT_DIR}/adapt" --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source && \
+    flake8 "${ADAPT_DIR}/test" --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source
+}
+
+do_test () {
+    pytest "${ADAPT_DIR}/test/"*
+}
+
+show_help () {
+    echo "Tests for adapt."
+    echo "If no arguments are given, both test and linting is performed."
+    echo "Otherwise the argument will determine which part is performed."
+    echo ""
+    echo "    Usage: $0 [test/lint]"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Arguments:"
+    echo "  test: Only run the tests."
+    echo "  lint: Only perform codestyle and static analysis."
+}
+
+if [[ $# == 0 ]]; then
+    do_lint || exit $? # Exit on failure
+    do_test || exit $? # Exit on failure
+elif [[ $# == 1 ]]; then
+    if [[ $1 == "lint" ]]; then
+        do_lint
+    elif [[ $1 == "test" ]]; then
+        do_test
+    else
+        show_help
+    fi
+else
+    show_help
+fi
+
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index dfe4a1c..19f6206 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-xmlrunner==1.7.7
+flake8
+pytest
+-r requirements.txt