diff --git a/.github/scripts/prove-test.bash b/.github/scripts/prove-test.bash
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/prove-test.bash
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+# Stop script on first error
+set -o errexit
+
+# Prevent "Please tell me who you are" errors for certain DZIL configs
+git config --global user.name 'github-actions'
+
+# check perl version
+perl --version
+
+#
+# Install Dist::Zilla and module dependencies
+#
+
+cpanm -n Dist::Zilla
+
+# Install DZIL plugins etc if needed
+cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+dzil authordeps --missing | grep -vP '[^\w:]' | xargs cpanm -n
+dzil listdeps --missing --cpanm | grep -vP '[^\w:~"\.]' | xargs cpanm -n
+
+# dependencies of module tests
+cpanm -n HTTP::Server::Simple
+
+#
+# Run tests (user tests as well as maintainer tests)
+#
+
+prove --verbose -l -s -r t xt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
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+name: test
+on: [push]
+jobs:
+  'prove-lrt':
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        perl: ['5.24', '5.26', '5.28', '5.30', '5.32', '5.34']
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+      - uses: shogo82148/actions-setup-perl@v1
+        with:
+          perl-version: ${{matrix.perl}}
+      - run: lsb_release -a
+        
+      # run test in script to avoid tedious quoting of bash code
+      - name: prove-test
+        run: ./.github/scripts/prove-test.bash
+        shell: bash
+