diff --git a/.github/changelog_conf.json b/.github/changelog_conf.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e4c7eab9b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/changelog_conf.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "template": "${{UNCATEGORIZED}}",
+  "pr_template": "- ${{TITLE}}\n"
+}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
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+name: build
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+    tags:
+      - "v*"
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  prepare-release:
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Clone project
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Build changelog
+        id: build_changelog
+        uses: mikepenz/release-changelog-builder-action@v1
+        with:
+          configuration: .github/changelog_conf.json
+          failOnError: true
+          ignorePreReleases: true
+          commitMode: true
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Create release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          body: ${{ steps.build_changelog.outputs.changelog }}
+          files: |
+            LICENSE
+          fail_on_unmatched_files: true
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+  build:
+    name: build-${{ matrix.os }}
+    if: always()
+    needs: prepare-release
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - os: ubuntu-20.04
+            cache_path: ~/.stack
+            stack_args: "--test"
+            artifact_rel_path: /bin/dog-food
+            asset_name: dog-food-ubuntu-20_04-x86-64
+          - os: ubuntu-18.04
+            cache_path: ~/.stack
+            stack_args: "--test"
+            artifact_rel_path: /bin/dog-food
+            asset_name: dog-food-ubuntu-18_04-x86-64
+          - os: macos-latest
+            cache_path: ~/.stack
+            stack_args: "--test"
+            artifact_rel_path: /bin/dog-food
+            asset_name: dog-food-macos-x86-64
+          # TODO enable tests for windows once fixed (remove stack_args altogether)
+          - os: windows-latest
+            cache_path: C:/sr
+            stack_args: ""
+            artifact_rel_path: /bin/dog-food.exe
+            asset_name: dog-food-windows-x86-64
+    steps:
+      - name: Clone project
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Setup Stack
+        uses: haskell/actions/setup@v1
+        with:
+          ghc-version: '8.8.4'
+          enable-stack: true
+          stack-version: 'latest'
+
+      - name: Cache dependencies
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: ${{ matrix.cache_path }}
+          key: ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ hashFiles('stack.yaml') }}
+
+      - name: Build & test
+        id: build_test
+        run: |
+          stack build ${{ matrix.stack_args }}
+          echo "::set-output name=LOCAL_INSTALL_ROOT::$(stack path --local-install-root)"
+
+      - name: Upload binaries to release
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+        uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@v2
+        with:
+          repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          file: ${{ steps.build_test.outputs.LOCAL_INSTALL_ROOT }}${{ matrix.artifact_rel_path }}
+          asset_name: ${{ matrix.asset_name }}
+          tag: ${{ github.ref }}