diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8983a1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+name: Build
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: master
+  pull_request:
+    branches: '*'
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    - name: Install node
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+      with:
+        node-version: '12.x'
+
+    - name: Install Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.7'
+        architecture: 'x64'
+
+    - name: Setup pip cache
+      uses: actions/cache@v2
+      with:
+        path: ~/.cache/pip
+        key: pip-3.7-${{ hashFiles('package.json') }}
+        restore-keys: |
+          pip-3.7-
+          pip-
+
+    - name: Get npm cache directory
+      id: npm-cache
+      run: |
+        echo "::set-output name=dir::$(npm config get cache)"
+
+    - uses: actions/cache@v2
+      with:
+        path: ${{ steps.npm-cache.outputs.dir }}
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
+        restore-keys: |
+          ${{ runner.os }}-node-
+
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install -U pip setuptools cookiecutter
+
+    - name: Test the extension
+      # env:
+      #   CHROME_BIN: chromium-browser
+      run: |
+        cookiecutter . --config-file tests/testconfig.yaml --no-input
+        pushd jupyter-widget-testwidgets
+        python -m pip install --upgrade -v -e ".[test, examples, docs]"
+        npm run lint:check
+
+        # TODO: re-enable tests
+        # pytest
+        # npm run test:ci
+
+    # - name: Check docs can be build + links
+    #   run: |
+    #     pushd jupyter-widget-testwidgets/docs
+    #     make html
+    #     make linkcheck
+    #     popd
+
+    - name: Make a non-local install so the data_files get populated
+      run: |
+        pip uninstall -y jupyter_widget_testwidgets
+        cd jupyter-widget-testwidgets
+        pip install .
+        jupyter nbextension enable --py --sys-prefix jupyter_widget_testwidgets
+        # Validate nbextension (enable does not use exit code):
+        python -c "from notebook.nbextensions import validate_nbextension; import sys; sys.exit(validate_nbextension('jupyter_widget_testwidgets/extension') or 0)"
+        pip install jupyterlab
+        # Make sure our lab extension was installed.
+        jupyter labextension list 2>&1 | grep -ie "jupyter-widget-testwidgets.*OK"
+        # Make sure our lab extension can be linked.
+        jupyter labextension link
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 12b1f62..0000000
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-language: python
-dist: xenial
-services:
-  - xvfb
-python:
-  - 3.7
-sudo: false
-addons:
-  apt_packages:
-    - pandoc
-cache:
-  pip: true
-  directories:
-    - $HOME/.npm
-before_install:
-  - pip install -U pip setuptools
-  - nvm install 12
-  - pip install cookiecutter
-install:
-  - pushd $(mktemp -d)
-  - cookiecutter $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR --config-file $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/tests/testconfig.yaml --no-input
-  - pushd jupyter-widget-testwidgets
-  - pip install --upgrade -v -e ".[test, examples, docs]"
-before_script:
-  - |
-    export CHROME_BIN=chromium-browser
-script:
-  - py.test
-  - npm test
-  - npm run lint:check
-  # Check docs can be build + links
-  - pushd docs
-  - make html
-  - make linkcheck
-  - popd
-  # Make a non-local install so the data_files get populated
-  - pip uninstall -y jupyter_widget_testwidgets
-  - pip install .
-  - jupyter nbextension enable --py --sys-prefix jupyter_widget_testwidgets
-  # Validate nbextension (enable does not use exit code):
-  - python -c "from notebook.nbextensions import validate_nbextension; import sys; sys.exit(validate_nbextension('jupyter_widget_testwidgets/extension') or 0)"
-  - pip install jupyterlab
-  # Make sure our lab extension was installed.
-  - jupyter labextension list
-  - jupyter labextension list 2>&1 | grep -q jupyter-widget-testwidgets
-  # Make sure our lab extension can be linked.
-  - jupyter labextension link
-  - popd
-  - popd
diff --git a/cookiecutter.json b/cookiecutter.json
index 2abbb4d..60e6490 100644
--- a/cookiecutter.json
+++ b/cookiecutter.json
@@ -6,5 +6,8 @@
 	"python_package_name": "{{ cookiecutter.github_project_name | replace('-', '_') }}",
 	"npm_package_name": "{{ cookiecutter.github_project_name }}",
     "npm_package_version": "0.1.0",
-	"project_short_description": "A Custom Jupyter Widget Library"
+	"project_short_description": "A Custom Jupyter Widget Library",
+	"_copy_without_render": [
+		".github/workflows/*"
+	]
 }
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.github_project_name}}/.github/workflows/build.yml b/{{cookiecutter.github_project_name}}/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da220bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.github_project_name}}/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+name: Build
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: main
+  pull_request:
+    branches: '*'
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Install node
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+      with:
+        node-version: '12.x'
+    - name: Install Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.7'
+        architecture: 'x64'
+
+    - name: Setup pip cache
+      uses: actions/cache@v2
+      with:
+        path: ~/.cache/pip
+        key: pip-3.7-${{ hashFiles('package.json') }}
+        restore-keys: |
+          pip-3.7-
+          pip-
+
+    - name: Get npm cache directory
+      id: npm-cache
+      run: |
+        echo "::set-output name=dir::$(npm config get cache)"
+    - uses: actions/cache@v2
+      with:
+        path: ${{ steps.npm-cache.outputs.dir }}
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
+        restore-keys: |
+          ${{ runner.os }}-node-
+
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install -U pip setuptools codecov
+        npm install -g codecov
+    - name: Test the extension
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade -v -e ".[test, examples, docs]"
+        npm run lint:check
+        pytest
+        npm run test:ci
+    - name: Check docs can be build + links
+      run: |
+        pushd docs
+        make html
+        make linkcheck
+        popd
+        python -m pytest_check_links --links-ext=.md -o testpaths=. -o addopts= 
+        
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.github_project_name}}/.travis.yml b/{{cookiecutter.github_project_name}}/.travis.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index a6fd7fd..0000000
--- a/{{cookiecutter.github_project_name}}/.travis.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-language: python
-python:
-  - 3.7
-  - 3.6
-  - 3.5
-sudo: false
-dist: xenial
-services:
-  - xvfb
-addons:
-  apt_packages:
-    - pandoc
-env:
-  matrix:
-    - GROUP=python
-matrix:
-  include:
-    - python: 3.5
-      env: GROUP=js
-  include:
-    - python: 3.6
-      env: GROUP=docs
-cache:
-  pip: true
-  directories:
-    - node_modules # NPM packages
-    - $HOME/.npm
-before_install:
-  - pip install -U pip setuptools
-  - nvm install 12
-  - |
-    if [[ $GROUP == python ]]; then
-      pip install codecov
-    elif [[ $GROUP == js ]]; then
-      npm install -g codecov
-    fi
-install:
-  - |
-    if [[ $GROUP == python ]]; then
-      pip install --upgrade ".[test]" -v
-    elif [[ $GROUP == js ]]; then
-      pip install --upgrade -e ".[test]" -v
-    elif [[ $GROUP == docs ]]; then
-      pip install --upgrade ".[test, examples, docs]" -v
-    fi
-before_script:
-  # Set up a virtual screen for Firefox browser testing:
-  - |
-    if [[ $GROUP == js ]]; then
-      export CHROME_BIN=chromium-browser
-    fi
-    git config --global user.email travis@fake.com
-    git config --global user.name "Travis CI"
-script:
-  - |
-    if [[ $GROUP == python ]]; then
-      EXIT_STATUS=0
-      pushd $(mktemp -d)
-      py.test -l --cov-report xml:$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/coverage.xml --cov={{ cookiecutter.python_package_name }} --pyargs {{ cookiecutter.python_package_name }} || EXIT_STATUS=$?
-      popd
-      (exit $EXIT_STATUS)
-    elif [[ $GROUP == js ]]; then
-      npm test
-    elif [[ $GROUP == docs ]]; then
-      EXIT_STATUS=0
-      cd docs
-      make html || EXIT_STATUS=$?
-      make linkcheck || EXIT_STATUS=$?
-      cd ..
-      python -m pytest_check_links --links-ext=.md -o testpaths=. -o addopts= || EXIT_STATUS=$?
-      (exit $EXIT_STATUS)
-    fi
-after_success:
-  - codecov
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.github_project_name}}/appveyor.yml b/{{cookiecutter.github_project_name}}/appveyor.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index f39291f..0000000
--- a/{{cookiecutter.github_project_name}}/appveyor.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-# Do not build feature branch with open Pull Requests
-skip_branch_with_pr: true
-
-# environment variables
-environment:
-  nodejs_version: "8"
-  matrix:
-    - PYTHON: "C:\\Miniconda3-x64"
-      PYTHON_VERSION: "3.7"
-      PYTHON_MAJOR: 3
-      PYTHON_ARCH: "64"
-    - PYTHON: "C:\\Miniconda3"
-      PYTHON_VERSION: "3.4"
-      PYTHON_MAJOR: 3
-      PYTHON_ARCH: "32"
-
-# build cache to preserve files/folders between builds
-cache:
-  - '%AppData%/npm-cache'
-  - '%PYTHON%/pkgs'
-  - '%LOCALAPPDATA%\pip\Cache'
-
-# scripts that run after cloning repository
-install:
-  # Install node:
-  - ps: Install-Product node $env:nodejs_version
-  # Ensure python scripts are from right version:
-  - 'SET "PATH=%PYTHON%\Scripts;%PYTHON%;%PATH%"'
-  # Setup conda:
-  - 'conda list'
-  - 'conda update conda -y'
-  # If 32 bit, force conda to use it:
-  - 'IF %PYTHON_ARCH% EQU 32 SET CONDA_FORCE_32BIT=1'
-  - 'conda create -n test_env python=%PYTHON_VERSION% -y'
-  - 'activate test_env'
-  # Update install tools:
-  - 'conda install setuptools pip -y'
-  - 'python -m pip install --upgrade pip'
-  - 'python -m easy_install --upgrade setuptools'
-  # Install coverage utilities:
-  - 'pip install codecov'
-  # Install our package:
-  - 'pip install --upgrade ".[test]" -v'
-
-build: off
-
-# scripts to run before tests
-before_test:
-  - git config --global user.email appveyor@fake.com
-  - git config --global user.name "AppVeyor CI"
-  - set "tmptestdir=%tmp%\{{ cookiecutter.python_package_name  }}-%RANDOM%"
-  - mkdir "%tmptestdir%"
-  - cd "%tmptestdir%"
-
-
-# to run your custom scripts instead of automatic tests
-test_script:
-  - 'py.test -l --cov-report xml:"%APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\coverage.xml" --cov={{ cookiecutter.python_package_name  }} --pyargs {{ cookiecutter.python_package_name  }}'
-
-on_success:
-  - cd "%APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%"
-  - codecov -X gcov --file "%APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\coverage.xml"