diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0725db0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+name: Continuous Integration (CI)
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        node: [22, 24]
+    name: Node ${{ matrix.node }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
+          cache: "npm"
+          cache-dependency-path: "package-lock.json"
+      - run: npm ci
+      - run: npm run test --workspaces --if-present
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 15ec2b7..bcc43e5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 !/flake.lock
 
 ### Repository configuration ###
-!/.gitlab-ci.yml
+!/.github/workflows/*.yml
 !/.husky/commit-msg
 !/conventional.config.js
 
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5bf820e..0000000
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-stages: [build, test]
-
-build:
-  stage: build
-  cache: &cached-deps
-    key:
-      files: [package-lock.json]
-    paths: [node_modules/]
-  script:
-    - npm ci
-    - npm run build --workspaces --if-present
-
-test:
-  stage: test
-  cache:
-    <<: &cached-deps
-  script:
-    - npm run test --workspaces --if-present
diff --git a/conventional.config.js b/conventional.config.js
index d5a12d1..c53caa5 100644
--- a/conventional.config.js
+++ b/conventional.config.js
@@ -15,14 +15,21 @@ const validateRepoScopedCommit = (message) => {
 	}
 };
 
+const packagePrefix = "@websnacksjs/";
 const packages = await fs.readdir(new URL("./packages", import.meta.url));
-const validScopes = ["repo", ...packages];
 
 /**
  * @param {import("@websnacksjs/conventional").CommitMessage} message
  * @returns {void}
  */
 const validatePackageScopedCommit = (message) => {
+	const pkg = message.scope?.slice(packagePrefix.length) ?? "";
+	if (!packages.includes(pkg)) {
+		throw new Error(
+			`unknown package ${JSON.stringify(pkg)} referenced in commit scope`,
+		);
+	}
+
 	const supportedTypes = ["feat", "fix", "docs", "test", "chore"];
 	if (!supportedTypes.includes(message.type)) {
 		throw new Error(
@@ -32,73 +39,6 @@ const validatePackageScopedCommit = (message) => {
 	}
 };
 
-/**
- * @param {string} value
- * @returns {void}
- */
-const validateUrl = (value) => {
-	try {
-		new URL(value);
-	} catch {
-		const error = new Error(
-			`expected valid URL but got ${JSON.stringify(value)}`,
-		);
-		Error.captureStackTrace(error, validateUrl);
-		throw error;
-	}
-};
-
-/**
- * @param {import("@websnacksjs/conventional").Footer[]} footers
- * @returns void
- */
-const validateFooters = (footers) => {
-	/** @type {string[]} */
-	const unsupportedFooters = [];
-	/** @type {{footer: string, reason: Error}[]} */
-	const invalidFooters = [];
-	for (const { key, value } of footers) {
-		try {
-			switch (key) {
-				case "Merge-request": {
-					validateUrl(value);
-					break;
-				}
-				default: {
-					unsupportedFooters.push(key);
-				}
-			}
-		} catch (error) {
-			if (!(error instanceof Error)) {
-				throw new Error(
-					`caught unexpected non-error value ${JSON.stringify(error)}`,
-				);
-			}
-			invalidFooters.push({ footer: key, reason: error });
-		}
-	}
-
-	const errorMessageParts = [];
-	if (unsupportedFooters.length > 0) {
-		let message = `unspported footers in message:`;
-		for (const footer of unsupportedFooters) {
-			message += `\n\t- ${footer}`;
-		}
-		errorMessageParts.push(message);
-	}
-	if (invalidFooters.length > 0) {
-		let message = `invalid footers in message:`;
-		for (const { footer, reason } of invalidFooters) {
-			message += `\n\t- ${footer}: ${reason.message}`;
-		}
-		errorMessageParts.push(message);
-	}
-	if (errorMessageParts.length > 0) {
-		const message = errorMessageParts.join("\n\n");
-		throw new Error(message);
-	}
-};
-
 export default defineConfig({
 	validateCommitMessage(message) {
 		if (!message.scope) {
@@ -107,19 +47,25 @@ export default defineConfig({
 			);
 		}
 
-		if (message.scope === "repo") {
-			validateRepoScopedCommit(message);
-		} else if (packages.includes(message.scope)) {
-			validatePackageScopedCommit(message);
-		} else {
+		if (message.footers.length > 0) {
 			throw new Error(
-				[
-					`scope ${JSON.stringify(message.scope)} is unsupported`,
-					`(try one of ${JSON.stringify(validScopes).replace(",", ", ")})`,
-				].join(" "),
+				`commit message footers are currently unsupported ` +
+					`(try removing them from your commit message)`,
 			);
 		}
 
-		validateFooters(message.footers);
+		if (message.scope === "repo") {
+			validateRepoScopedCommit(message);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (message.scope.startsWith(packagePrefix)) {
+			validatePackageScopedCommit(message);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		throw new Error(
+			`scope ${JSON.stringify(message.scope)} is unsupported (try one of ["repo", "@websnacksjs/:package"])`,
+		);
 	},
 });