diff --git a/.github/workflows/java-bindings-test.yml b/.github/workflows/java-bindings-test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb8f9b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/java-bindings-test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: Java bindings tests
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  test-java-bindings:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+      - name: Setup
+        run: cd src && make blst && make all
+      - name: Test
+        run: cd bindings/java && make build test
diff --git a/bindings/java/Makefile b/bindings/java/Makefile
index 5fdaeda..f11a6da 100644
--- a/bindings/java/Makefile
+++ b/bindings/java/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ else
 	endif
 endif
 
-c_kzg_4844_jni:
+all: build test
+
+build:
 	${CLANG_EXECUTABLE} ${CLANG_FLAGS} -O -Wall ${addprefix -I,${INCLUDE_DIRS}} -I"${JAVA_HOME}/include" -I"${JAVA_HOME}/include/${JNI_INCLUDE_FOLDER}" -o src/main/resources/lib/${LIBRARY_RESOURCE} c_kzg_4844_jni.c c_kzg_4844.o ../../lib/libblst.a
 
 test:
diff --git a/bindings/java/README.md b/bindings/java/README.md
index 9028e64..db519e4 100644
--- a/bindings/java/README.md
+++ b/bindings/java/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 ## Build
 ```bash
-make c_kzg_4844_jni
+make build
 ```
 
 This will install the library in the `src/main/resources/lib` folder according to your OS