diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52c53f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+name: Build project
+
+on:
+    push:
+        paths:
+            - "**.cpp"
+            - "**.hpp"
+            - "CMakeLists.txt"
+            - ".github/workflows/**/*"
+            - "build.sh"
+
+jobs:
+    linux:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        steps:
+            - name: Checkout code
+              uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+            # Set up the Intel oneAPI Docker container
+            - name: Set up Intel oneAPI container
+              uses: addnab/docker-run-action@v3
+              with:
+                  image: intel/oneapi-hpckit:latest
+                  shell: bash
+                  options: -v ${{ github.workspace }}:/workspace -e CI=1 --rm # Remove the container after execution
+                  # Inside the container, run build commands
+                  run: |
+                      cd /workspace
+                      bash build.sh
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index d848704..d03f56f 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ set -e
 
 # Script to build the project
 
-source /opt/intel/oneapi/setvars.sh
+# check if inside CI environment
+if [ ! -n "$CI" ]; then
+    source /opt/intel/oneapi/setvars.sh
+fi
 
 # Check if script is run from root directory
 if [ ! -f "main.cpp" ]; then