diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ffdd250aa3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+name: Build VitePress Site
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Setup Node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 18
+          cache: yarn 
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: yarn install 
+      - name: Build with VitePress
+        run: yarn build 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index adcb1e1dfdf..74b673d7894 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+[![Deploy](https://github.com/celestiaorg/docs/actions/workflows/deploy.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/celestiaorg/docs/actions/workflows/deploy.yml)
+
 # Celestia Documentation Site
 
 Welcome to the official documentation repository for [Celestia](https://celestia.org/).