diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-build.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-build.yml
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+name: PR build workflow 
+
+on:
+    pull_request:
+        branches:
+            - master
+            
+jobs:
+    build:
+        name: build
+        runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+        
+        strategy:
+            fail-fast: false
+            matrix:
+                os: [windows-latest,ubuntu-latest]
+                version: [net452,netcoreapp2.0]
+                exclude:
+                  - os: ubuntu-latest
+                    version: net452
+                
+        steps:
+        - name: Checkout repository
+        - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+          
+        - name: Install dependencies
+          run: dotnet restore sdk/AWSXRayRecorder.sln --locked-mode
+          
+        - name: Build solution
+          run: dotnet build sdk/AWSXRayRecorder.sln --configuration Release --no-restore
+          
+        - name: Run tests
+          run: dotnet test sdk/test/UnitTests/bin/Release/${{matrix.version}}/AWSXRayRecorder.UnitTests.dll
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
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-version: '1.0.{build}'
-image: Visual Studio 2017
-init:
-  # Good practise, because Windows line endings are different from Unix/Linux ones
-  - cmd: git config --global core.autocrlf true
-before_build:
-  # Display .NET Core version
-  - cmd: dotnet --version
-build_script:
-  # output will be in ./src/bin/debug/netcoreapp1.1/publish
-  - cmd: dotnet restore sdk/AWSXRayRecorder.sln
-  - cmd: dotnet build sdk/AWSXRayRecorder.sln
-clone_depth: 1
-test_script:
-  - cmd : dotnet test sdk/test/UnitTests
-deploy: off
-notifications:
-  - provider: Email
-    to:
-     - aws-xray-peryton@amazon.com 
-    on_build_success: false
-    on_build_failure: true
-    on_build_status_changed: false