diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1c9fcce..3d398cf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@ phpunit-dep:
 # - Docker: https://docker.com
 # - act: https://github.com/nektos/act
 local-ci:
+ifeq (, $(shell which act))
+define ACT_ERROR
+Consider running the following to install 'act':
+
+   curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nektos/act/master/install.sh | sudo bash
+
+The dependency 'act' was not found
+endef
+$(error ${ACT_ERROR})
+endif
 	act -P ubuntu-latest=shivammathur/node:latest -W .github/workflows/ci.yml
 
 .SILENT:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 38f904b..bc47d9f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -165,8 +165,12 @@ composer install
 composer run test
 ````
 
-When pushing code to GitHub, tests will be executed using Travis CI. The relevant configuration is in the
-file `.travis.yml`.
+When pushing code to GitHub, tests will be executed using GitHub Actions. The relevant configuration is in the
+file `.github/workflows/ci.yml`. To run the `test` action locally, you can execute the following command:
+
+````bash
+make local-ci
+````
 
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