diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/go.yml b/.gitea/workflows/go.yml
index 01e8bcc..c6bc16e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/go.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,21 @@ on:
       - "main"
 
 jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-docker
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repository code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Setup go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        with:
+          go-version: '>=1.22'
+          cache: true
+      - name: Run unit tests
+        run: go test -v ./...
+
   release:
+    needs: test
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
     runs-on: ubuntu-docker
     steps: