diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 149f0473317cd4ffbe6e1f35ed5d2a8f02105369..a9990cf06f8ed8ffc65557e45bec36c5e3b501c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -47,4 +47,22 @@ jobs:
                 curl -L -O -k https://gitlab.tiker.net/inducer/ci-support/raw/master/build-and-test-py-project-within-miniconda.sh
                 . ./build-and-test-py-project-within-miniconda.sh
 
+    docs:
+        name: Documentation
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        steps:
+        -   uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        -
+            uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+            with:
+                python-version: '3.x'
+        -   name: "Main Script"
+            run: |
+                EXTRA_INSTALL="pybind11 numpy mako"
+                curl -L -O -k https://gitlab.tiker.net/inducer/ci-support/raw/master/ci-support.sh
+                . ci-support.sh
+                build_py_project_in_venv
+                build_docs
+
+
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