diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package-ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package-ubuntu.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..180823d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package-ubuntu.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+name: Python package build on Ubuntu
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest 
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Update package list
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get update
+
+    - name: Install git
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get install -y git
+
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        submodules: 'recursive'
+
+    - name: Set up Python 3.10
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: "3.10"
+
+    - name: Prepare Python environment
+      run: |
+        pip install --upgrade pip h5py setuptools wheel build
+
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get install -y libhdf5-dev limesuite liblimesuite-dev automake gcc pkg-config build-essential python-is-python3
+
+    - name: Install the package
+      run: |
+        pip install .
+
+    - name: Test if the package can be imported
+      run: |
+        python -m limedriver
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diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index dbd5afb..18cb936 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,14 +6,13 @@ import os
 
 from Cython.Build import cythonize
 
-os.environ['CXX'] = 'h5c++'
+os.environ['CXX'] = 'h5c++ -shlib'
 
 ext_modules = [
     Extension(
         'limedriver.binding',
         sources=['src/limedriver/limedriver.pyx', 'extern/limedriver/src/limedriver.cpp'],
         include_dirs=["extern/limedriver/src/", "/usr/include/hdf5/serial/"], # TODO: This is REALLY ugly.
-        library_dirs=["/usr/lib/"],
         libraries=["LimeSuite", "hdf5_cpp", "hdf5"],
         language="c++",
     ),