diff --git a/.github/workflows/node-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/node-tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..550b338
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/node-tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+---
+name: json-to-go tests
+
+on:  # yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
+  workflow_call:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - "master"
+      - "main"
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  run-tests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        node-version: [12.x, 14.x, 16.x, 18.x, 20.x, 22.x]
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: |
+          node json-to-go.test.js
+
+      - name: Run json-to-go using stdin
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -eEuo pipefail
+          got=$(node json-to-go.js < tests/double-nested-objects.json)
+          exp=$(cat tests/double-nested-objects.go)
+          echo "got: '${got}'"
+          [[ "${got}" == "${exp}" ]]
+
+      - name: Run json-to-go with -big using stdin
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -eEuo pipefail
+          got=$(node json-to-go.js -big < tests/double-nested-objects.json)
+          exp=$(cat tests/double-nested-objects.go)
+          echo "got: '${got}'"
+          [[ "${got}" == "${exp}" ]]
+
+      - name: Run json-to-go with a file
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -eEuo pipefail
+          got=$(node json-to-go.js tests/double-nested-objects.json)
+          exp=$(cat tests/double-nested-objects.go)
+          echo "got: '${got}'"
+          [[ "${got}" == "${exp}" ]]
diff --git a/json-to-go.test.js b/json-to-go.test.js
index df46018..6665af8 100644
--- a/json-to-go.test.js
+++ b/json-to-go.test.js
@@ -141,12 +141,14 @@ function test(includeExampleData) {
     const got = jsonToGo(testCase.input, null, null, includeExampleData);
     if (got.error) {
       console.assert(!got.error, `format('${testCase.input}'): ${got.error}`);
+      process.exitCode = 16
     } else {
       const exp = includeExampleData ? testCase.expectedWithExample : testCase.expected
-      console.assert(
-        got.go === exp,
+      const success = got.go === exp
+      console.assert(success,
         `format('${testCase.input}'): \n\tgot:  ${quote(got.go)}\n\twant: ${quote(exp)}`
       );
+      if(!success) process.exitCode = 17
     }
   }
   console.log(includeExampleData ? "done testing samples with data" : "done testing samples without data")
@@ -169,14 +171,17 @@ function testFiles() {
       const got = jsonToGo(jsonData);
       if (got.error) {
         console.assert(!got.error, `format('${jsonData}'): ${got.error}`);
+        process.exitCode = 18
       } else {
-        console.assert(
-          got.go === expectedGoData,
+        const success = got.go === expectedGoData
+        console.assert(success,
           `format('${jsonData}'): \n\tgot:  ${quote(got.go)}\n\twant: ${quote(expectedGoData)}`
         );
+        if(!success) process.exitCode = 19
       }
     } catch (err) {
       console.error(err);
+      process.exitCode = 20
     }
   }
   console.log("done testing files")