diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7a5d12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+name: CI Pipeline
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    - name: Set up Python 3.8
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.8'
+
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+    - name: Run tests
+      run: python -m unittest discover
diff --git a/app/routes.py b/app/routes.py
index 8aa3782..b755027 100644
--- a/app/routes.py
+++ b/app/routes.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 @app.route('/')
 def home():
-	return jsonify({ "status": "ok" })
+	return jsonify({ "status": "ok", "message": "Hello from Kavindu’s CI/CD demo!" })
 
 @app.route('/menu')
 def menu():