diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65f4201
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+name: Build and test cadence-samples
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Setup Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.22.x'
+      - name: Build and Test
+        run: make
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f0e9db8..1b35e36 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-# Cadence Samples
+# Cadence Samples ![GitHub Actions Workflow Status](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/uber-common/cadence-samples/build.yml)
+
 These are some samples to demostrate various capabilities of Cadence client and server.  You can learn more about cadence at:
 * Cadence: https://github.com/uber/cadence
 * Cadence Client: https://github.com/uber-go/cadence-client