diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c37ef4f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# This workflow will build a Java project with Gradle
+# For more information see: https://help.github.com/actions/language-and-framework-guides/building-and-testing-java-with-gradle
+
+name: build for github actions
+
+on: [pull_request, push]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checking code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Grant execute permission for gradlew
+      run: chmod +x gradlew
+    - name: Build the app with Gradle
+      run: ./gradlew build
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 79b200003..000000000
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-language: android
-
-sudo: false
-
-jdk: oraclejdk8
-
-dist: trusty
-
-android:
-  components:
-    - tools
-    - platform-tools
-    - android-28
-    - build-tools-28.0.3
-   
-before_cache:
-  - rm -f $HOME/.gradle/caches/modules-2/modules-2.lock
-
-cache:
-  directories:
-  - "${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/gradle/caches/"
-  - "${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/gradle/wrapper/dists/"
-  - "$HOME/.gradle/caches/"
-  - "$HOME/.gradle/wrapper/"
-
-install:
-    - echo yes | ${ANDROID_HOME}/tools/bin/sdkmanager "platforms;android-28"
-
-before_script:
-  - bash scripts/prep-key.sh
-
-script:
-  - ./gradlew assemblePlayStoreRelease
-  - ./gradlew assembleFdroidRelease
-
-after_success:
-  - bash scripts/upload-apk.sh
-
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3c1185ae7..4ebc29c0b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Repository for the PSLab Android App for performing experiments with the [Pocket Science Lab](https://pslab.io) open-hardware platform.
 
-[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/fossasia/pslab-android.svg?branch=development)](https://travis-ci.org/fossasia/pslab-android)
+![build for github actions](https://github.com/anurag0singh/pslab-android/workflows/build%20for%20github%20actions/badge.svg)
 [![Codacy Badge](https://api.codacy.com/project/badge/Grade/dd728d91bb5743ff916c16c1251f8dd5)](https://www.codacy.com/app/praveenkumar103/pslab-android?utm_source=github.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=fossasia/pslab-android&utm_campaign=Badge_Grade)
 [![Mailing List](https://img.shields.io/badge/Mailing%20List-FOSSASIA-blue.svg)](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/pslab-fossasia)
 ![Minimum API Level](https://img.shields.io/badge/Min%20API%20Level-23-green)