diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c8427e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+name: Redis CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [master]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [master]
+
+jobs:
+  specs:
+    services:
+      redis:
+        image: redislabs/redismod
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd "redis-cli ping"
+          --health-interval 5s
+          --health-timeout 3s
+          --health-retries 3
+        ports:
+          - 6379:6379
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        crystal_version:
+          - 1.2.0
+          - 1.3.0
+          - 1.4.1
+          - latest
+        experimental:
+          - false
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.experimental }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: crystal-lang/install-crystal@v1
+        with:
+          crystal: ${{matrix.crystal_version}}
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: shards install
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: crystal spec
diff --git a/spec/graph_spec.cr b/spec/graph_spec.cr
index 6fd1468..2bbb72e 100644
--- a/spec/graph_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/graph_spec.cr
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ private macro test(name, &block)
 end
 
 describe Redis::Graph do
-  redis = Redis::Client.new
+  redis = Redis::Client.new(uri: redis_uri())
 
   test "creates and retrieves nodes" do
     2.times do
diff --git a/spec/json_spec.cr b/spec/json_spec.cr
index 13feb0f..6b18f3c 100644
--- a/spec/json_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/json_spec.cr
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ private macro test(name)
 end
 
 # redis = Redis::Cluster.new
-redis = Redis::Client.new
+redis = Redis::Client.new(uri: redis_uri())
 
 describe Redis::JSON do
   test "sets and gets JSON objects" do
diff --git a/spec/redis_spec.cr b/spec/redis_spec.cr
index 435deb3..5117536 100644
--- a/spec/redis_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/redis_spec.cr
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ require "../src/redis"
 
 # Do not use DB slot 15. That's used as the secondary DB for testing the ability
 # to use DBs other than 0.
-redis_uri = URI.parse("redis:///")
-redis = Redis::Client.new(uri: redis_uri)
+redis = Redis::Client.new(uri: redis_uri())
 
 private def random_key
   UUID.random.to_s
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ describe Redis::Client do
       redis.incrby(key, 3).should eq 5
       redis.decrby(key, 2).should eq 3
       redis.incrby(key, 1234567812345678).should eq 1234567812345678 + 3
-
     ensure
       redis.del key
     end
@@ -156,9 +154,9 @@ describe Redis::Client do
     key = random_key
 
     begin
-      first_incr  = Redis::Future.new
+      first_incr = Redis::Future.new
       second_incr = Redis::Future.new
-      first_decr  = Redis::Future.new
+      first_decr = Redis::Future.new
       second_decr = Redis::Future.new
 
       redis.pipeline do |redis|
@@ -266,7 +264,6 @@ describe Redis::Client do
         consumer_id = UUID.random.to_s
 
         result = redis.xreadgroup group, consumer_id, count: "10", streams: {"my-stream": ">"}
-
       rescue ex
         pp ex
         raise ex
diff --git a/spec/search_spec.cr b/spec/search_spec.cr
index 13ec739..169e8e7 100644
--- a/spec/search_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/search_spec.cr
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ require "uuid"
 require "../src/redis"
 require "../src/search"
 
-redis = Redis::Client.new
+redis = Redis::Client.new(uri: redis_uri())
 
 module Redis
   describe FullText do
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.cr b/spec/spec_helper.cr
index e2f4f80..67e51c2 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.cr
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.cr
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
 require "spec"
+
+# REDIS_URL for CI, redis:/// to run spec test locally
+def redis_uri
+  URI.parse(ENV["REDIS_URL"]? || "redis:///")
+end
diff --git a/spec/time_series_spec.cr b/spec/time_series_spec.cr
index 3d9590d..25e81d6 100644
--- a/spec/time_series_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/time_series_spec.cr
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ private macro test(name)
   end
 end
 
-redis = Redis::Client.new
+redis = Redis::Client.new(uri: redis_uri())
 
 module Redis
   describe TimeSeries do