diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
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+name: Unit Tests
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ master ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ master ]
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    - name: Build the Docker image
+      run: docker build -t librseq-ci-image tests/image/ubuntu/
+
+    - name: Run unit tests
+      run: |
+        docker run -v $(pwd):/librseq --rm librseq-ci-image ./tests/image/ubuntu/run.sh
diff --git a/tests/image/ubuntu/Dockerfile b/tests/image/ubuntu/Dockerfile
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+FROM ubuntu:24.04
+
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive"
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y autotools-dev autoconf build-essential \
+    	automake pkg-config libtool libnuma-dev
+
+WORKDIR /librseq
diff --git a/tests/image/ubuntu/run.sh b/tests/image/ubuntu/run.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -exo pipefail
+
+./bootstrap
+./configure
+make
+make check
+make install
+ldconfig