diff --git a/.github/workflows/runtime-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/runtime-test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f7849331
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/runtime-test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+name: Runtime test
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+    - develop
+    - main
+    paths: # we only include paths critical for building to avoid unnecessary runs
+        - src/**
+        - include/**
+        - scripts/cmake/**
+        - tests/**
+        - .github/workflows/**
+  
+  # execute on every push made targeting the branches bellow
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - develop # can be removed on master merge
+    paths: # we only include paths critical for building to avoid unnecessary runs
+      - src/**
+      - include/**
+      - scripts/cmake/**
+      - .github/workflows/**
+jobs:
+  build-containers:
+    name: Build Containers
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      max-parallel: 2
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-22.04, windows-2019]
+        include:
+        - os: ubuntu-22.04
+          base: ubuntu-22.04
+          file: docker/Dockerfile.linux
+        - os: windows-2019
+          base: windows-2019
+          file: docker/Dockerfile.windows
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Docker Build
+      run: |
+        docker build -f ${{ matrix.file }} --target runtime_test -t runtime_test-${{ matrix.os }} .       
+    - name: Test execution
+      run: |
+        docker run --rm --name runtime_test-${{ matrix.os }} runtime_test-${{ matrix.os }} 
+       
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diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile.linux
similarity index 100%
rename from docker/Dockerfile
rename to docker/Dockerfile.linux
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.windows b/docker/Dockerfile.windows
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3de61891
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.windows
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/framework/sdk:4.8 as runtime_test
+
+# Set the environment variables for the paths
+ENV CMAKE_VERSION=3.29.3
+ENV CMAKE_INSTALL_DIR="C:\\CMake"
+
+SHELL ["powershell", "-Command", "$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'; $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'; [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12;"]
+
+# Download and install CMake
+RUN Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v${env:CMAKE_VERSION}/cmake-${env:CMAKE_VERSION}-windows-x86_64.zip" -OutFile "cmake.zip"; Expand-Archive -Path "cmake.zip" -DestinationPath $env:CMAKE_INSTALL_DIR; Remove-Item -Force cmake.zip
+
+
+# Add CMake to PATH
+RUN setx /M PATH $($Env:PATH + ';C:\CMake\cmake-3.29.3-windows-x86_64\bin')
+
+ENV QT_VERSION=5.15.2 \
+    QT_INSTALL_DIR="C:\\Qt"
+
+# Install Chocolatey and Qt
+RUN Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor [System.Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12;iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1')); choco install -y qt5-default --version=5.15.2
+
+ENV GTEST_INSTALL_DIR="C:\\gtest-Out"
+
+# Download and install git
+RUN choco install -y git
+
+# Verify installation
+RUN cmake --version
+
+# Set the working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Set entrypoint
+ENTRYPOINT ["cmd"]
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diff --git a/docker/test_runtime.sh b/docker/test_runtime.sh
index 9f6bb87e..91ae0ae3 100755
--- a/docker/test_runtime.sh
+++ b/docker/test_runtime.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ cd ..
 
 DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 \
   docker build \
-  -f docker/Dockerfile \
+  -f docker/Dockerfile.linux \
   --target runtime_test \
   -t runtime_test .