diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33a1352
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[flake8]
+# E501: line too long
+ignore = E501
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b0c235
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
+# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
+# Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
+# https://docs.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions" # See documentation for possible values
+    directory: ".github/workflows" # Location of package manifests
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    groups:
+      actions:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_workflows.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_workflows.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a91a6dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_workflows.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+  pull_request:
+  schedule:
+    # Weekly Thursday 7AM build
+    # * is a special character in YAML so you have to quote this string
+    - cron: '0 7 * * 4'
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  tests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.11'
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: pip install PyGithub toml towncrier flake8 pytest pytest-cov --upgrade
+    - name: Tests
+      run: |
+        flake8 *.py --count
+        pytest --cov=./ --cov-report=xml
+    - name: Upload coverage to codecov
+      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
+      with:
+        files: ./coverage.xml
+        verbose: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..468bb4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# For most projects, this workflow file will not need changing; you simply need
+# to commit it to your repository.
+#
+# You may wish to alter this file to override the set of languages analyzed,
+# or to provide custom queries or build logic.
+#
+# ******** NOTE ********
+# We have attempted to detect the languages in your repository. Please check
+# the `language` matrix defined below to confirm you have the correct set of
+# supported CodeQL languages.
+#
+name: "CodeQL"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  analyze:
+    name: Analyze
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        language: [ 'python' ]
+        # CodeQL supports [ 'cpp', 'csharp', 'go', 'java', 'javascript', 'python' ]
+        # Learn more:
+        # https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/github/finding-security-vulnerabilities-and-errors-in-your-code/configuring-code-scanning#changing-the-languages-that-are-analyzed
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
+    - name: Initialize CodeQL
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
+      with:
+        languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
+        # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
+        # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file.
+        # Prefix the list here with "+" to use these queries and those in the config file.
+        # queries: ./path/to/local/query, your-org/your-repo/queries@main
+
+    # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, or Java).
+    # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
+    - name: Autobuild
+      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v3
+
+    # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
+    # 📚 https://git.io/JvXDl
+
+    # ✏️ If the Autobuild fails above, remove it and uncomment the following three lines
+    #    and modify them (or add more) to build your code if your project
+    #    uses a compiled language
+
+    #- run: |
+    #   make bootstrap
+    #   make release
+
+    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4bddf9b..26191a9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # GitHub Action for Towncrier Changelog
 
+TODO: CI badges here when we have them.
+
 Check if a change log entry (fragment file) is present. If present, whether
 it is named correctly. If not present, whether it is allowed to be missing.
 Create a `.github/workflows/check_changelog_entry.yml` as follows.
diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec7e817
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[tool:pytest]
+flake8-ignore = E501
diff --git a/test_check_changelog.py b/test_check_changelog.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da1443f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_check_changelog.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+def test_me():
+    raise NotImplementedError("But how to do meaningful tests without overcomplicating the script")