diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-test.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bb45312bdda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+name: docs build
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - development
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - development
+
+jobs:
+  docs:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Install pandoc and doxygen
+        run: |
+          sudo apt install pandoc doxygen
+
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.10'
+
+      - name: Cache pip
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          # this path is specific to Ubuntu
+          path: ~/.cache/pip
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-${{ hashFiles('**/requirements.txt') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-pip-
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: pip install -r ./requirements.txt
+
+      - name: Build docs
+        run: |
+          cd docs/
+          make SPHINXOPTS=-v html
+
+      - name: Check links
+        run: |
+          cd docs/
+          make SPHINXOPTS=-v linkcheck
diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index 44d81ce80bf..b8f55166ef7 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@
 htmlhelp_basename = "ytdoc"
 
 
+linkcheck_exclude_documents = [r"reference/changelog"]
+
+
 # -- Options for LaTeX output --------------------------------------------------
 
 # The paper size ('letter' or 'a4').