diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49dbbe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+name: Main Workflow
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    - name: Set up Go
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+      with:
+        go-version: 1.16
+
+    - name: Install go-gitlint
+      run: make tools
+
+    - name: Run githooks
+      run: ./scripts/githooks/commit-msg
diff --git a/scripts/githooks/commit-msg b/scripts/githooks/commit-msg
index e91555c..7d24440 100644
--- a/scripts/githooks/commit-msg
+++ b/scripts/githooks/commit-msg
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ $GITLINT_DIR \
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]
 then
     if ! command -v $GITLINT_DIR &>/dev/null; then
-        printError "$GITLINT_DIR not found. Please run 'make tools' OR 'make tools.verify.go-gitlint' make verto install it."
+        printError "$GITLINT_DIR not found. Installing the go-gitlint tool..."
+    make tools
+    printError "Please make sure the installation was successful and re-run the commit-msg hook."
     fi
     printError "Please fix your commit message to match kubecub coding standards"
     printError "https://gist.github.com/cubxxw/126b72104ac0b0ca484c9db09c3e5694#file-githook-md"