diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbe0a12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+version: 2.1
+
+orbs:
+  rebar3: tsloughter/rebar3@0.5.1
+
+commands:
+  upload:
+    # parameters:
+    #   token:
+    #     description: The API token to use for uploading to Codecov.
+    #     type: string
+    #     default: $CODECOV_TOKEN
+    #   path:
+    #     description: Path to the code coverage data file to upload.
+    #     type: string
+    # steps:
+    #   - run:
+    #       name: Upload Coverage Results
+    #       command: |
+    #         apk add --no-cache curl
+    #         curl --request POST --retry 3 --silent --show-error --fail \
+    #         --data-binary @<< parameters.path >> \
+    #         "https://codecov.io/upload/v2?service=circleci\
+    #         &token=<< parameters.token >>\
+    #         &commit=$CIRCLE_SHA1\
+    #         &branch=$CIRCLE_BRANCH\
+    #         &build=$CIRCLE_BUILD_NUM\
+    #         &job=$CIRCLE_NODE_INDEX\
+    #         &build_url=$CIRCLE_BUILD_URL\
+    #         &slug=$CIRCLE_PROJECT_USERNAME/$CIRCLE_PROJECT_REPONAME\
+    #         &pr=$CIRCLE_PR_NUMBER"
+# jobs:
+#   codecov:
+    # executor: rebar3/erlang
+    # steps:
+    #   - rebar3/install_ca_certs
+    #   - checkout
+    #   - attach_workspace:
+    #       at: ~/project/
+    #   - run:
+    #       command: |
+    #         rebar3 covertool generate
+    #   - upload:
+    #       path: ~/project/_build/test/covertool/grpcbox.covertool.xml
+
+workflows:
+  version: 2.1
+  build_and_test:
+    jobs:
+      - rebar3/compile
+      - rebar3/xref:
+          requires:
+            - rebar3/compile
+      - rebar3/dialyzer:
+          requires:
+            - rebar3/compile
+      - rebar3/ct:
+          requires:
+            - rebar3/compile
+#       - rebar3/cover:
+#           requires:
+#             - rebar3/ct
+#       - codecov:
+#           requires:
+# - rebar3/cover
+
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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index 70e5541..0000000
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-language: erlang
-matrix:
-  include:
-    - os: linux
-      otp_release: 20.0
-script:
-  - "rebar3 do xref, ct, dialyzer"
-branches:
-  only:
-    - master
-cache:
-  directories:
-    - "$HOME/.cache/rebar3/hex/default"
diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index d1e97c0..75a8087 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #+TITLE: VRRM: just enough consensus
 
-[[https://travis-ci.org/evanmcc/vrrm.svg?branch=master]]
+[![CircleCI](https://circleci.com/gh/evanmcc/vrrm.svg?style=svg)](https://circleci.com/gh/evanmcc/vrrm)
 
 * DISCLAIMER
 calling this research quality code is an insult to research quality