diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
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+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - "master"
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - "*"
+
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash
+
+env:
+  # go needs absolute directories, using the $HOME variable doesn't work here.
+  GOCACHE: /home/runner/work/go/pkg/build
+  GOPATH: /home/runner/work/go
+  GO_VERSION: 1.22.3
+
+jobs:
+  ########################
+  # run unit tests
+  ########################
+  unit-test:
+    name: run unit tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: git checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: go cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: /home/runner/work/go
+          key: btclog-${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ env.GO_VERSION }}-${{ github.job }}-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            btclog-${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ env.GO_VERSION }}-${{ github.job }}-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
+            btclog-${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ env.GO_VERSION }}-${{ github.job }}-
+            btclog-${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ env.GO_VERSION }}-
+            btclog-${{ runner.os }}-go-
+
+      - name: setup go ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        with:
+          go-version: '~${{ env.GO_VERSION }}'
+
+      - name: run unit tests
+        run: make unit
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+PKG := github.com/lightninglabs/btclog
+
+GOLIST := go list -deps $(PKG)/... | grep '$(PKG)'| grep -v '/vendor/'
+GOTEST := go test -v
+
+XARGS := xargs -L 1
+UNIT := $(GOLIST) | $(XARGS) env $(GOTEST) $(TEST_FLAGS)
+
+unit:
+	@$(call print, "Running unit tests.")
+	$(UNIT)
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