diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
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index d7ec812f9e..0000000000
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-# For Windows based CI
-
-environment:
-
-  matrix:
-
-    # For Python versions available on Appveyor, see
-    # http://www.appveyor.com/docs/installed-software#python
-
-    - BUILD_NAME: py27-unit
-      PYTHON: "C:\\Python27"
-    - BUILD_NAME: py34-unit
-      PYTHON: "C:\\Python34"
-    - BUILD_NAME: py35-unit
-      PYTHON: "C:\\Python35"
-    - BUILD_NAME: py36-unit
-      PYTHON: "C:\\Python36"
-    - BUILD_NAME: py37-unit
-      PYTHON: "C:\\Python37"
-
-    - BUILD_NAME: py37-lint
-      PYTHON: "C:\\Python37"
-
-    - BUILD_NAME: py27-docs
-      PYTHON: "C:\\Python27"
-    - BUILD_NAME: py37-docs
-      PYTHON: "C:\\Python37"
-
-    - BUILD_NAME: py27-acceptance-ghdl
-      PYTHON: "C:\\Python27"
-    - BUILD_NAME: py37-acceptance-ghdl
-      PYTHON: "C:\\Python37"
-
-    - BUILD_NAME: py37-vcomponents-ghdl
-      PYTHON: "C:\\Python37"
-
-install:
-  - "git submodule update --init --recursive"
-  - "%PYTHON%\\python.exe -m pip install -U pip"
-  - "%PYTHON%\\python.exe -m pip install -U virtualenv"
-  - "%PYTHON%\\python.exe -m pip install tox"
-  - "curl -fsSL -o ghdl.zip https://github.com/ghdl/ghdl/releases/download/v0.36/ghdl-0.36-mingw32-mcode.zip"
-  - "7z x ghdl.zip -o../ghdl -y"
-  - "mv ../ghdl/GHDL/0.36-mingw32-mcode/ ../ghdl-v0.36"
-  - "rm -rf ../ghdl ghdl.zip"
-  - "set PATH=%PATH%;../ghdl-v0.36/bin"
-
-build: off
-
-test_script:
-  - "%PYTHON%\\python.exe -m tox -e %BUILD_NAME%"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push.yml b/.github/workflows/push.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb415e7066
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/push.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+name: 'push'
+
+on: [ push, pull_request ]
+
+jobs:
+
+
+  lin:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      max-parallel: 4
+      matrix:
+        task: [
+          37-fmt,
+          37-lint,
+          27-unit,
+          35-unit,
+          37-unit,
+          27-docs,
+          37-docs,
+        ]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - name: git submodule update
+      run: git submodule update --init --recursive
+      if: matrix.task.do == 'docs'
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+      with:
+        python-version: 3.7
+    - name: install dependencies
+      run: |
+        pip install -U pip
+        pip install -U virtualenv tox
+
+    - if: matrix.task != '37-fmt'
+      name: run job
+      env:
+        TASK: ${{ matrix.task }}
+      run: |
+        tox -e py${TASK}
+
+    - if: matrix.task == '37-fmt'
+      name: "[py37-fmt only] run 'black'"
+      run: tox -e py37-fmt -- --check
+
+    - name: '[py37-docs && push only] publish site to gh-pages'
+      if: matrix.task == '37-docs' && github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+      env:
+        GH_SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
+        GH_DEPKEY: ${{ secrets.VUNIT_GITHUB_IO_DEPLOY_KEY }}
+      run: |
+        cd .tox/py37-docs/tmp/docsbuild/
+        touch .nojekyll
+
+        git init
+        git add .
+        git config --local user.email "push@gha"
+        git config --local user.name "GHA"
+        git commit -a -m "update $GH_SHA"
+
+        git remote add origin git@github.com:VUnit/VUnit.github.io
+
+        eval `ssh-agent -t 60 -s`
+        echo "$GH_DEPKEY" | ssh-add -
+        mkdir -p ~/.ssh/
+        ssh-keyscan github.com >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+        git push -u origin +master
+        ssh-agent -k
+
+
+  docker:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      max-parallel: 3
+      matrix:
+        task: [
+          {do: 27-acceptance,  tag: mcode-2},
+          {do: 38-acceptance,  tag: llvm},
+          {do: 38-vcomponents, tag: mcode},
+        ]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      DOCKER_REGISTRY: docker.pkg.github.com
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - name: git submodule update
+      run: git submodule update --init --recursive
+    - name: docker login
+      run: echo "$GH_TOKEN" | docker login -u vunit-gha --password-stdin "$DOCKER_REGISTRY"
+      env:
+        GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    - name: run job
+      env:
+        IMAGE: docker.pkg.github.com/vunit/vunit/dev:${{ matrix.task.tag }}
+        BUILD_NAME: py${{ matrix.task.do }}-ghdl
+      run: |
+        docker run --rm -tv $(pwd):/src -w /src "$IMAGE" tox -e $BUILD_NAME
+    - name: docker logout
+      run: docker logout "$DOCKER_REGISTRY"
+      if: always()
+
+
+  win:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      max-parallel: 4
+      matrix:
+        task: [
+          27-acceptance-ghdl,
+          37-acceptance-ghdl,
+          37-vcomponents-ghdl,
+          37-lint,
+          27-unit,
+          35-unit,
+          37-unit,
+          27-docs,
+          37-docs,
+        ]
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - name: git submodule update
+      run: git submodule update --init --recursive
+      if: (endsWith( matrix.task, '-lint' ) || endsWith( matrix.task, '-unit' )) == false
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+      with:
+        python-version: 3.7
+    - name: install dependencies
+      run: |
+        pip install -U pip
+        pip install -U virtualenv tox
+    - name: install GHDL
+      if: endsWith( matrix.task, '-ghdl' )
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        curl -fsSL -o ghdl.zip https://github.com/ghdl/ghdl/releases/download/v0.36/ghdl-0.36-mingw32-mcode.zip
+        7z x ghdl.zip "-o../ghdl" -y
+        mv ../ghdl/GHDL/0.36-mingw32-mcode/ ../ghdl-v0.36
+        rm -rf ../ghdl ghdl.zip
+    - name: run job
+      shell: bash
+      env:
+        TASK: ${{ matrix.task }}
+      run: |
+        export PATH=$PATH:$(pwd)/../ghdl-v0.36/bin
+        tox -e py${TASK}
+
+
+  # Deploy to PyPI whenever a release is pushed
+  # When a package version has not changed a new upload will not be triggered
+  deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [ lin, docker, win ]
+    if: github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'created'
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - name: git submodule update
+      run: git submodule update --init --recursive
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+      with:
+        python-version: 3.7
+    - name: install dependencies
+      run: |
+        pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install setuptools wheel twine
+    - name: build and deploy to PyPI
+      env:
+        TWINE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.PYPI_USER }}
+        TWINE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PYPI_PASS }}
+      run: |
+        python tools/release.py validate
+        #python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+        #twine upload dist/*
+        echo "This is a placeholder for deployment to PyPI"
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 401c5dbc33..0000000000
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
-language: python
-install: pip install tox
-script: tox -e $BUILD_NAME
-
-stages:
-  - test
-  - deploy
-
-matrix:
-  include:
-  - &docker
-    env:
-      - BUILD_NAME=py27-acceptance-ghdl
-      - DOCKER_IMAGE=mcode-2
-    services: docker
-    language: minimal
-    install: skip
-    script: docker run --rm -tv $(pwd):/src -w /src vunit/dev:$DOCKER_IMAGE tox -e $BUILD_NAME
-
-  - <<: *docker
-    env:
-      - BUILD_NAME=py38-acceptance-ghdl
-      - DOCKER_IMAGE=llvm
-
-  - <<: *docker
-    env:
-      - BUILD_NAME=py38-vcomponents-ghdl
-      - DOCKER_IMAGE=mcode
-
-
-  - env: BUILD_NAME=py38-fmt
-    python: '3.8'
-    script: tox -e $BUILD_NAME -- --check
-
-
-  - env: BUILD_NAME=py38-lint
-    dist: xenial
-    python: '3.8'
-
-
-  - env: BUILD_NAME=py27-unit
-    python: '2.7'
-  - env: BUILD_NAME=py35-unit
-    python: '3.5'
-  - env: BUILD_NAME=py38-unit
-    dist: xenial
-    python: '3.8'
-
-
-  - env: BUILD_NAME=py27-docs
-    python: '2.7'
-    before_script: git fetch --unshallow --tags
-  - env: BUILD_NAME=py38-docs
-    python: '3.8'
-    before_script: git fetch --unshallow --tags
-    after_success: touch .tox/${BUILD_NAME}/tmp/docsbuild/.nojekyll
-    deploy:
-      provider: pages
-      repo: VUnit/VUnit.github.io
-      target_branch: master
-      local_dir: .tox/${BUILD_NAME}/tmp/docsbuild/
-      # This environment variable is set to an OAuth token in travis vunit settings
-      github_token: $GITHUB_PAGES_TOKEN
-      skip_cleanup: true
-      on:
-        repo: VUnit/vunit
-        branch: master
-
-  # Deploy to PyPI whenever the package version has changed
-  # When a package version has not changed a new upload will not be triggered
-  - stage: deploy
-    python: '3.8'
-    if: tag IS present
-    script:
-      - git fetch --unshallow --tags
-      - python tools/release.py validate
-    deploy:
-      provider: pypi
-      distributions: sdist
-      skip_cleanup: true
-      skip_upload_docs: true
-      user: $PYPI_USER
-      password: $PYPI_PASSWORD
-      on:
-        repo: VUnit/vunit
-        all_branches: true