diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_cmake.yml b/.github/workflows/build_cmake.yml
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+name: CMake
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+
+env:
+  config: Release
+  build_dir: build
+
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: ['ubuntu-latest', 'windows-latest', 'macos-latest']
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    - name: Configure
+      working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/dlib/test
+      run: cmake . -B ${{ env.build_dir }}
+
+    - name: Build
+      working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/dlib/test
+      run: cmake --build ${{ env.build_dir }} --config ${{ env.config }} --target dtest
+
+    - name: Test
+      working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/dlib/test/${{ env.build_dir }}
+      run: |
+        if [ "$RUNNER_OS" == "Windows" ]; then
+          ./${{ env.config }}/dtest.exe --runall
+        elif [ "$RUNNER_OS" == "macOS" ]; then
+          ./dtest --runall --no_test_timer
+        else
+          ./dtest --runall
+        fi;
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_python.yml b/.github/workflows/build_python.yml
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+name: Python
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+
+env:
+  config: Release
+  build_dir: build
+
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: ['ubuntu-latest', 'windows-latest', 'macos-latest']
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    - name: Build
+      working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
+      run: python setup.py build