diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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index 0000000..35ad296
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@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# See https://github.com/hvr/multi-ghc-travis for more information
+
+language: c
+
+sudo: required
+dist: trusty
+
+matrix:
+  include:
+    - env: CABALVER=1.24 GHCVER=7.10.2
+      addons: {apt: {packages: [cabal-install-1.24,ghc-7.10.2,libgtk2.0-dev,libgtk-3-dev], sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
+    - env: CABALVER=1.24 GHCVER=8.0.1
+      addons: {apt: {packages: [cabal-install-1.24,ghc-8.0.1,libgtk2.0-dev,libgtk-3-dev], sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
+    - env: CABALVER=head GHCVER=head
+      addons: {apt: {packages: [cabal-install-head,ghc-head,libgtk2.0-dev,libgtk-3-dev],  sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
+
+  allow_failures:
+    - env: CABALVER=head GHCVER=head
+
+before_install:
+ - export PATH=/opt/ghc/$GHCVER/bin:/opt/cabal/$CABALVER/bin:$PATH
+
+install:
+ - cabal --version
+ - travis_retry cabal update
+ - cabal sandbox init
+ - cabal install alex happy
+ - export PATH="$(pwd)/.cabal-sandbox/bin:$PATH"
+ - cabal install gtk2hs-buildtools
+ - cabal install --only-dependencies --enable-tests -j
+
+script:
+ - cabal configure --enable-tests -v2
+ - cabal build
+ - cabal test
+ - cabal check
+ - cabal sdist
+# check that the generated source-distribution can be built & installed
+ - export SRC_TGZ=$(cabal info . | awk '{print $2 ".tar.gz";exit}') ;
+   cd dist/;
+   cabal sandbox init;
+   if [ -f "$SRC_TGZ" ]; then
+      cabal install alex happy;
+      export PATH="$(pwd)/.cabal-sandbox/bin:$PATH";
+      cabal install gtk2hs-buildtools;
+      cabal install "$SRC_TGZ" --enable-tests;
+   else
+      echo "expected '$SRC_TGZ' not found";
+      exit 1;
+   fi
+
+notifications:
+  email:
+    - hasufell@posteo.de
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 HSFM
 ====
 
+[![Build Status](https://api.travis-ci.org/hasufell/hsfm.png?branch=master)](http://travis-ci.org/hasufell/hsfm)
+
 A Gtk+:3 filemanager written in Haskell.
 
 Design goals: