diff --git a/cookiecutter.json b/cookiecutter.json
index 68206147..4a580036 100644
--- a/cookiecutter.json
+++ b/cookiecutter.json
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@
   "ci_tool": [
     "None",
     "Travis",
-    "Gitlab"
+    "Gitlab",
+    "Github"
   ],
   "keep_local_envs_in_vcs": "y",
   "debug": "n"
diff --git a/docs/project-generation-options.rst b/docs/project-generation-options.rst
index ec52e218..8a81e19d 100644
--- a/docs/project-generation-options.rst
+++ b/docs/project-generation-options.rst
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ ci_tool:
     1. None
     2. `Travis CI`_
     3. `Gitlab CI`_
+    4. `Github Actions`_
 
 keep_local_envs_in_vcs:
     Indicates whether the project's ``.envs/.local/`` should be kept in VCS
@@ -176,3 +177,4 @@ debug:
 
 .. _GitLab CI: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/
 
+.. _Github Actions: https://docs.github.com/en/actions
diff --git a/hooks/post_gen_project.py b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
index fae73e11..ede14c32 100644
--- a/hooks/post_gen_project.py
+++ b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ def remove_dotgitlabciyml_file():
     os.remove(".gitlab-ci.yml")
 
 
+def remove_dotgithub_folder():
+    shutil.rmtree(".github")
+
+
 def append_to_project_gitignore(path):
     gitignore_file_path = ".gitignore"
     with open(gitignore_file_path, "a") as gitignore_file:
@@ -395,6 +399,9 @@ def main():
     if "{{ cookiecutter.ci_tool }}".lower() != "gitlab":
         remove_dotgitlabciyml_file()
 
+    if "{{ cookiecutter.ci_tool }}".lower() != "github":
+        remove_dotgithub_folder()
+
     if "{{ cookiecutter.use_drf }}".lower() == "n":
         remove_drf_starter_files()
 
diff --git a/tests/test_bare.sh b/tests/test_bare.sh
index 28f9b7bf..cc1f1c36 100755
--- a/tests/test_bare.sh
+++ b/tests/test_bare.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # this is a very simple script that tests the docker configuration for cookiecutter-django
 # it is meant to be run from the root directory of the repository, eg:
-# sh tests/test_docker.sh
+# sh tests/test_bare.sh
 
 set -o errexit
 
diff --git a/tests/test_cookiecutter_generation.py b/tests/test_cookiecutter_generation.py
index f9bfcd53..af6e4588 100755
--- a/tests/test_cookiecutter_generation.py
+++ b/tests/test_cookiecutter_generation.py
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ SUPPORTED_COMBINATIONS = [
     {"ci_tool": "None"},
     {"ci_tool": "Travis"},
     {"ci_tool": "Gitlab"},
+    {"ci_tool": "Github"},
     {"keep_local_envs_in_vcs": "y"},
     {"keep_local_envs_in_vcs": "n"},
     {"debug": "y"},
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ def check_paths(paths):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("context_override", SUPPORTED_COMBINATIONS, ids=_fixture_id)
 def test_project_generation(cookies, context, context_override):
     """Test that project is generated and fully rendered."""
+
     result = cookies.bake(extra_context={**context, **context_override})
     assert result.exit_code == 0
     assert result.exception is None
@@ -225,6 +227,42 @@ def test_gitlab_invokes_flake8_and_pytest(
             pytest.fail(e)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ["use_docker", "expected_test_script"],
+    [
+        ("n", "pytest"),
+        ("y", "docker-compose -f local.yml exec -T django pytest"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_github_invokes_flake8_and_pytest(
+    cookies, context, use_docker, expected_test_script
+):
+    context.update({"ci_tool": "Github", "use_docker": use_docker})
+    result = cookies.bake(extra_context=context)
+
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert result.exception is None
+    assert result.project.basename == context["project_slug"]
+    assert result.project.isdir()
+
+    with open(f"{result.project}/.github/workflows/ci.yml", "r") as github_yml:
+        try:
+            github_config = yaml.safe_load(github_yml)
+            flake8_present = False
+            for action_step in github_config["jobs"]["flake8"]["steps"]:
+                if action_step.get("run") == "flake8":
+                    flake8_present = True
+            assert flake8_present
+
+            expected_test_script_present = False
+            for action_step in github_config["jobs"]["pytest"]["steps"]:
+                if action_step.get("run") == expected_test_script:
+                    expected_test_script_present = True
+            assert expected_test_script_present
+        except yaml.YAMLError as e:
+            pytest.fail(e)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("slug", ["project slug", "Project_Slug"])
 def test_invalid_slug(cookies, context, slug):
     """Invalid slug should failed pre-generation hook."""
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/dependabot.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8e8ac866
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  # Update Github actions in workflows
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52818e18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+name: CI
+
+# Enable Buildkit and let compose use it to speed up image building
+env:
+  DOCKER_BUILDKIT: 1
+  COMPOSE_DOCKER_CLI_BUILD: 1
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "master" ]
+    paths-ignore: [ "docs/**" ]
+
+  push:
+    branches: [ "master" ]
+    paths-ignore: [ "docs/**" ]
+
+
+jobs:
+  flake8:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+
+      - name: Checkout Code Repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Set up Python 3.8
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.8
+
+      - name: Install flake8
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install flake8
+
+      - name: Lint with flake8
+        run: flake8
+
+# With no caching at all the entire ci process takes 4m 30s to complete!
+  pytest:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+
+      - name: Checkout Code Repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      {% if cookiecutter.use_docker == 'y' -%}
+
+      - name: Build the Stack
+        run:  docker-compose -f local.yml build
+
+      - name: Make DB Migrations
+        run:  docker-compose -f local.yml run --rm django python manage.py migrate
+
+      - name: Run the Stack
+        run:  docker-compose -f local.yml up -d
+
+      - name: Run Django Tests
+        run:  docker-compose -f local.yml exec -T django pytest
+
+      - name: Tear down the Stack
+        run:  docker-compose down
+
+      {%- else %}
+
+      - name: Set up Python 3.8
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.8
+
+      - name: Get pip cache dir
+        id: pip-cache-location
+        run: |
+          echo "::set-output name=dir::$(pip cache dir)"
+
+      {% raw %}
+      - name: Cache pip Project Dependencies
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          # Get the location of pip cache dir
+          path: ${{ steps.pip-cache-location.outputs.dir }}
+          # Look to see if there is a cache hit for the corresponding requirements file
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-${{ hashFiles('**/local.txt') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-pip-
+      {% endraw %}
+
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install -r requirements/local.txt
+
+      - name: Test with pytest
+        run:  pytest
+
+      {%- endif %}