diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml b/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml
index 4af6a8ff..3dc27079 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@ jobs:
   build:
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    
+    services:
+      postgres:
+        image: postgres:latest
+        env:
+          POSTGRES_USER: postgres
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
+          POSTGRES_DB: github_actions
+        ports:
+          - 5432:5432
+        # needed because the postgres container does not provide a healthcheck
+        options: --health-cmd pg_isready --health-interval 10s --health-timeout 5s --health-retries 5
+
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2