diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..894e2c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+name: Build and Deploy
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    tags:
+      - 'v[0-9]+.*'
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+permissions:
+  actions: read
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: 11
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          cache: 'maven'
+      - name: run-tests
+        working-directory: rascal-textmate-core
+        run: mvn test -B -Drascal.compile.skip -Drascal.tutor.skip
+
+  check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: 11
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          cache: 'maven'
+      - name: check
+        working-directory: rascal-textmate-core
+        run: mvn -B compile
diff --git a/rascal-textmate-core/pom.xml b/rascal-textmate-core/pom.xml
index 8a68220..f340b2f 100644
--- a/rascal-textmate-core/pom.xml
+++ b/rascal-textmate-core/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.rascalmpl</groupId>
       <artifactId>rascal</artifactId>
-      <version>0.34.1</version>
+      <version>0.40.4</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- Rascal tests require JUnit 4 -->
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.8.0</version>
+        <version>3.13.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <compilerArgument>-parameters</compilerArgument> 
           <release>11</release>
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.rascalmpl</groupId>
         <artifactId>rascal-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>0.8.2</version>
+        <version>0.27.5</version>
         <configuration>
           <errorsAsWarnings>true</errorsAsWarnings>
           <bin>${project.build.outputDirectory}</bin>
@@ -63,6 +63,40 @@
             <src>${project.basedir}/src/main/rascal</src>
           </srcs>
         </configuration>
+        <executions>
+           <execution> <?m2e ignore?>
+              <id>it-compile</id>
+              <phase>compile</phase>
+              <goals>
+                <goal>compile</goal>
+              </goals>
+            </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>3.5.0</version>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>enforce-maven</id>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>enforce</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <rules>
+                <requireMavenVersion>
+                  <version>3.8.2</version>
+                </requireMavenVersion>
+              </rules>
+            </configuration>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>3.3.0</version>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
diff --git a/rascal-textmate.code-workspace b/rascal-textmate.code-workspace
index a9e5a03..d629b71 100644
--- a/rascal-textmate.code-workspace
+++ b/rascal-textmate.code-workspace
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 		},
 		{
 			"path": "vscode-extension"
+		},
+		{
+			"path": ".github"
 		}
 	],
 	"settings": {