diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-build.yml b/.github/workflows/cli-build.yml
index 4c2176c8..4d43beeb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-build.yml
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: ./theseus_cli
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: install dependencies (ubuntu only)
-        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-20.04'
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lib-build.yml b/.github/workflows/lib-build.yml
index 16723f50..3c704c14 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lib-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lib-build.yml
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: ./theseus
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: install dependencies (ubuntu only)
-        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-20.04'
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tauri-build.yml b/.github/workflows/tauri-build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eb97cf36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/tauri-build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: 'Tauri GUI Build'
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ master ]
+  pull_request:
+jobs:
+  test-tauri:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        platform: [macos-latest, ubuntu-20.04, windows-latest]
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: ./theseus_gui
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: setup node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: 16
+      - name: install Rust stable
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+      - name: install dependencies (ubuntu only)
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-20.04'
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf
+      - name: install frontend dependencies
+        run: yarn install
+      - uses: tauri-apps/tauri-action@v0
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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