diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
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+name: build
+
+on:
+  push:
+  pull_request:
+
+env:
+  # USE UTF8 ENCODING. SHOULD BE DEFAULT, BUT THIS IS INSURANCE AGAINST FUTURE CHANGES
+  PYTHONIOENCODING: UTF8
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: build and install from source
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash -l {0}
+    env:
+      COSMO_FILES_SOURCE: ${{ github.workspace }}/tests/data
+      COSMO_OUTPUT: ${{ github.workspace }}/tests
+      COSMO_SMS_DB: ${{ github.workspace }}/tests/test.db
+      COSMO_SMS_SOURCE: ${{ github.workspace }}/tests/data
+      CRDS_SERVER_URL: 'https://hst-crds.stsci.edu'
+      CRDS_PATH: ${{ github.workspace }}/tests/data/test_crds_cache
+      DARK_PROGRAMS:
+      MONITOR_CONFIG: ${{ github.workspace }}/tests/cosmoconfig_test.yaml
+
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: install conda
+        uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+        with:
+          auto-update-conda: true
+          python-version: '3.7'
+          channels: http://ssb.stsci.edu/astroconda
+
+      - name: install dependencies
+        run: |
+          conda install -c anaconda setuptools
+          conda install stsci coverage
+          pip install codecov
+
+      - name: install from source
+        run: pip install .
+
+      - name: run tests
+        run: coverage run -m pytest
+
+      - name: run codecov
+        run: codecov
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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-dist: xenial
-language: python
-python: "3.7"
-
-compiler: gcc
-
-# Setting sudo to false opts in to Travis-CI container-based builds.
-sudo: false
-
-# The apt packages below are needed for sphinx builds, which can no longer
-# be installed with sudo apt-get.
-addons:
-    apt:
-        packages:
-            - graphviz
-            - texlive-latex-extra
-            - dvipng
-
-os: linux
-
-env:
-    global:
-        # SET DEFAULTS TO AVOID REPEATING IN MOST CASES
-        # For now dark monitor path is set as blank
-        - CONDA_ARGS='--quiet'
-        - CONDA_INSTALL="conda install $CONDA_ARGS"
-        - CONDA_DEPS='stsci coverage'
-        - CONDA_DOC_DEPS="$CONDA_DEPS sphinx"
-        - SETUP_CMD='test'
-        - MONITOR_CONFIG='/home/travis/build/spacetelescope/cosmo/tests/cosmoconfig_test.yaml'
-        - DARK_PROGRAMS=''
-        - COSMO_FILES_SOURCE='/home/travis/build/spacetelescope/cosmo/tests/data'
-        - COSMO_SMS_SOURCE='/home/travis/build/spacetelescope/cosmo/tests/data'
-        - COSMO_OUTPUT='/home/travis/build/spacetelescope/cosmo/tests'
-        - COSMO_SMS_DB='/home/travis/build/spacetelescope/cosmo/tests/test.db'
-        - CRDS_SERVER_URL='https://hst-crds.stsci.edu'
-        - CRDS_PATH='/home/travis/build/spacetelescope/cosmo/tests/data/test_crds_cache'
-
-install:
-    # USE UTF8 ENCODING. SHOULD BE DEFAULT, BUT THIS IS INSURANCE AGAINST FUTURE CHANGES
-    - export PYTHONIOENCODING=UTF8
-
-    # Install conda
-
-    # http://conda.pydata.org/docs/travis.html#the-travis-yml-file
-    - wget https://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh -O miniconda.sh;
-    - bash miniconda.sh -b -p $HOME/miniconda
-    - export PATH="$HOME/miniconda/bin:$PATH"
-    - hash -r
-    - conda config --set always_yes yes --set changeps1 no
-    - conda config --add channels http://ssb.stsci.edu/astroconda
-    - conda install -c anaconda setuptools  # Add setuptools install
-    - conda update -q -n base -c defaults conda # Update base packages
-    - conda info -a # Check the environment in case there are any issues
-
-    # Create and activate the test environment
-    - conda create $CONDA_ARGS -n test python=$TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION $AP_SELECT $NP_SELECT $CR_SELECT $CONDA_DEPS
-    - source activate test
-
-    # DOCUMENTATION DEPENDENCIES
-    - if [[ $SETUP_CMD == build_sphinx* ]]; then $CONDA_INSTALL numpy=$NUMPY_VERSION $CONDA_DOC_DEPS; fi
-
-    # Codecov
-    - pip install codecov
-
-    # Install package with pip
-    - pip install .
-
-script:
-    - coverage run -m pytest
-
-after_success: codecov