diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..756459de7b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+name: ci
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+
+jobs:
+  tests:
+    name: Tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.22'
+
+      - name: Force Failure
+        run: |
+          go version
+          exit 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c2bec0368b7..ace2f984813 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ go build -o notely && ./notely
 *This starts the server in non-database mode.* It will serve a simple webpage at `http://localhost:8080`.
 
 You do *not* need to set up a database or any interactivity on the webpage yet. Instructions for that will come later in the course!
+
+some change, ignore, more change