diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8221926
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+---
+name: Tests
+on:
+  push:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**.md'
+      - '**.png'
+  pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**.md'
+      - '**.png'
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '29 7 * * 1'
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        version:
+          - master
+          - 5.8
+          - 5.7.1
+          - 5.7
+          - 5.6.2
+          - 5.6.1
+          - 5.6
+          - 5.5.1
+          - 5.5
+          - 5.4.2
+          - 5.4.1
+          - 5.4
+          - 5.3.1
+          - 5.3
+          - 5.2
+          - 5.1.1
+          - 5.1
+          - 5.0.8
+          - 5.0.7
+          - 5.0.6
+          - 5.0.5
+          - 5.0.4
+          - 5.0.3
+          - 5.0.2
+          - 5.0.1
+          - 5.0.0
+          - 4.3.17
+          - 4.3.16
+          - 4.3.15
+          - 4.3.14
+          - 4.3.13
+          - 4.3.12
+          - 4.3.11
+    container:
+      image: zshusers/zsh:${{ matrix.version }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - run: install_packages bsdmainutils make procps
+      - run: make test
+
+  notify:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: test
+    if: failure() && (github.repository_owner == 'zsh-users')
+    steps:
+      -
+        name: Notify IRC
+        uses: Gottox/irc-message-action@v1
+        with:
+          channel: '#zsh-syntax-highlighting'
+          nickname: zsyh-gh-bot
+          message: '${{ github.ref }} failed tests: https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}'
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 4ee2765..0000000
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-language: generic
-sudo: required
-
-env:
-  - ZSH=master
-  - ZSH=5.8
-  - ZSH=5.7.1
-  - ZSH=5.7
-  - ZSH=5.6.2
-  - ZSH=5.6.1
-  - ZSH=5.6
-  - ZSH=5.5.1
-  - ZSH=5.5
-  - ZSH=5.4.2
-  - ZSH=5.4.1
-  - ZSH=5.4
-  - ZSH=5.3.1
-  - ZSH=5.3
-  - ZSH=5.2
-  - ZSH=5.1.1
-  - ZSH=5.1
-  - ZSH=5.0.8
-  - ZSH=5.0.7
-  - ZSH=5.0.6
-  - ZSH=5.0.5
-  - ZSH=5.0.4
-  - ZSH=5.0.3
-  - ZSH=5.0.2
-  - ZSH=5.0.1
-  - ZSH=5.0.0
-  - ZSH=4.3.17
-  - ZSH=4.3.16
-  - ZSH=4.3.15
-  - ZSH=4.3.14
-  - ZSH=4.3.13
-  - ZSH=4.3.12
-  - ZSH=4.3.11
-
-script: docker run -v $PWD:/work -w /work zshusers/zsh:${ZSH} /bin/sh -c 'install_packages make procps bsdmainutils && make test'
-
-notifications:
-  webhooks:
-    urls:
-      - https://webhooks.gitter.im/e/367e241cdea60cb2070b
-    on_success: change
-    on_failure: always
-    on_start: never
-  irc:
-    channels:
-      - "chat.freenode.net#zsh-syntax-highlighting"
-    on_success: change
-    on_failure: always
-    on_start: never
-    use_notice: true
-    template:
-      - "%{repository}/%{branch}#%{build_number}: %{message} Changes : %{compare_url} | Build : %{build_url}"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 303ee1e..36fbdd7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-zsh-syntax-highlighting [![Build Status][build-status-image]][build-status-travis]
+zsh-syntax-highlighting [![Build Status][build-status-image]][build-status]
 =======================
 
 **[Fish shell][fish]-like syntax highlighting for [Zsh][zsh].**
@@ -93,5 +93,5 @@ Syntax highlighting is done by pluggable highlighter scripts.  See the
 [documentation on highlighters](docs/highlighters.md) for details and
 configuration settings.
 
-[build-status-image]: https://travis-ci.org/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.svg?branch=master
-[build-status-travis]: https://travis-ci.org/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting
+[build-status]: https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting/actions
+[build-status-image]: https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting/workflows/Tests/badge.svg
diff --git a/release.md b/release.md
index 8df4b9c..075f221 100644
--- a/release.md
+++ b/release.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 - Check open issues and outstanding pull requests
 - Confirm `make test` passes
   - check with multiple zsh versions
-    (easiest to check travis: https://travis-ci.org/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting/)
+    (easiest to check GitHub Actions: https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting/actions)
 - Update changelog.md
   `tig --abbrev=12  --abbrev-commit 0.4.1..upstream/master`
 - Make sure there are no local commits and that `git status` is clean;