diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
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+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ master ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ master ]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+
+  test:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.experimental }}
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - mediawiki_version: '1.35'
+            php_version: 7.4
+            coverage: false
+            experimental: true
+          - mediawiki_version: '1.39'
+            php_version: 8.1
+            coverage: false
+            experimental: true
+          - mediawiki_version: '1.40'
+            php_version: 8.1
+            coverage: false
+            experimental: true
+
+    env:
+      MW_VERSION: ${{ matrix.mediawiki_version }}
+      SMW_VERSION: ${{ matrix.smw_version }}
+      PHP_VERSION: ${{ matrix.php_version }}
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+                   
+      - name: Update submodules
+        run: git submodule update --init --remote
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: make ci
+        if: matrix.coverage == false
+
+      - name: Run tests with coverage
+        run: make ci-coverage
+        if: matrix.coverage == true
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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+[submodule "build"]
+	path = build
+	url = git@github.com:gesinn-it-pub/docker-compose-ci.git
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+-include .env
+export
+
+# setup for docker-compose-ci build directory
+# delete "build" directory to update docker-compose-ci
+
+ifeq (,$(wildcard ./build/))
+    $(shell git submodule update --init --remote)
+endif
+
+EXTENSION := EmailLogger
+
+# docker images
+MW_VERSION?=1.35
+PHP_VERSION?=7.4
+DB_TYPE?=sqlite
+DB_IMAGE?=""
+
+# extensions
+
+# composer
+# Enables "composer update" inside of extension
+# COMPOSER_EXT?=true
+
+# nodejs
+# Enables node.js related tests and "npm install"
+# NODE_JS?=true 
+
+# check for build dir and git submodule init if it does not exist
+include build/Makefile
diff --git a/build b/build
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+++ b/build
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+Subproject commit b3f37c9909e2dc6d2f97ce00efb9b812162cffb3