diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e71e9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+name: Changelog
+on:
+  issue_comment:
+    types: [created]
+jobs:
+  edit:
+    name: add entry
+    if: ${{ startsWith(github.event.comment.body, '@votca-bot changelog:') }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check if message comes from PR
+        uses: octokit/request-action@v2.x
+        id: issue_info
+        with:
+          route: GET /repos/:repository/issues/:pull_number
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
+          pull_number: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Get PR info
+        if: ${{ fromJSON(steps.issue_info.outputs.data).pull_request }}
+        uses: octokit/request-action@v2.x
+        id: pr_info
+        with:
+          route: GET /repos/:repository/pulls/:pull_number
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
+          pull_number: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Checkout head branch from PR
+        if: ${{ fromJSON(steps.issue_info.outputs.data).pull_request }}
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.2.0
+        with:
+          repository: ${{ fromJSON(steps.pr_info.outputs.data).head.repo.full_name }}
+          ref: ${{ fromJSON(steps.pr_info.outputs.data).head.ref }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.VOTCA_BOT_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Create and commit changelog entry
+        if: ${{ fromJSON(steps.issue_info.outputs.data).pull_request }}
+        uses: votca/actions/changelog@master
+        with:
+          message: ${{ github.event.comment.body }}
+          pr_number: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration-workflow.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..528bc50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration-workflow.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+name: CI
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - stable
+
+jobs:
+  CI:
+    continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.distro == 'ubuntu_devel' || matrix.distro == 'fedora_rawhide' || matrix.continue-on-error == true }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        distro: [latest, fedora_rawhide, opensuse, ubuntu, ubuntu_devel, ubuntu_rolling, ubuntu_18.04, intel]
+        toolchain: [gnu, clang]
+        cmake_build_type: [Release, Debug]
+        minimal: [false]
+        own_gmx: [false]
+        module_build: [false]
+        coverage: [false]
+        no_regression_testing: [true]
+        include:
+          - distro: latest
+            toolchain: gnu
+            cmake_build_type: Release
+            module_build: true
+            no_regression_testing: true
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container: votca/buildenv:${{ matrix.distro }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2.2.0
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Run Votca Setup
+        id: setup
+        uses: votca/actions/setup@master
+        with:
+          distro: ${{ matrix.distro }}
+          toolchain: ${{ matrix.toolchain }}
+          minimal: ${{ matrix.minimal == true }}
+          module: ${{ matrix.module_build == true }}
+          own_gmx: ${{ matrix.own_gmx == true }}
+          regression_testing: ${{ matrix.no_regression_testing != true }}
+          coverage: ${{ matrix.coverage }}
+          cmake_build_type: ${{ matrix.cmake_build_type }}
+          ctest_args: ${{ matrix.ctest_args }}
+          cmake_args: ${{ matrix.cmake_args }}
+      - uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: ~/.ccache
+          key: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.cache_key }}
+          restore-keys: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.cache_restore_key }}
+      - name: CMake
+        run: mkdir builddir && cd builddir && cmake ${{ steps.setup.outputs.cmake_args }} ../votca
+      - name: Build
+        run: |
+          ccache -z
+          cmake --build builddir -- -j ${{ steps.setup.outputs.jobs }}
+          ccache -s
+      - name: Tests
+        run: ctest --output-on-failure ${{ steps.setup.outputs.ctest_args }}
+        working-directory: builddir
+      - name: Doxygen
+        if: ${{ ! matrix.module_build }}
+        run: cmake --build builddir --target doxygen
+      - name: Build Sphinx
+        if: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.build_sphinx == 'true' }}
+        run: cmake --build builddir --target doc
+      - name: Test DESTDIR Install
+        if: ${{ ! matrix.module_build }}
+        run: DESTDIR=${PWD}/install cmake --build builddir --target install && rm -rf ${PWD}/install/usr && rmdir ${PWD}/install
+      - name: Install
+        run: sudo cmake --build builddir --target install
+      - name: Check Formatting
+        if: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.check_format == 'true' }}
+        run: cmake --build builddir --target format && git -C votca/${{ steps.setup.outputs.module }} diff --exit-code
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/create-pr.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac09e6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-pr.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+name: Create PR
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - stable
+
+jobs:
+  PR:
+    name: Create
+    if: github.repository_owner == 'votca'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@master
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.ref }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ secrets.VOTCA_BOT_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Try to merge master branch
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.name "Votca Bot"
+          git config --global user.email "github@votca.org"
+          git checkout -b stable_fixes
+          git merge origin/master || true
+          git push origin stable_fixes
+      - name: Create Pull Request
+        uses: actions/github-script@0.3.0
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.VOTCA_BOT_TOKEN }}
+          script: |
+            github.pulls.create({
+              owner: 'votca',
+              repo: 'xtp',
+              title: 'Fixes from stable',
+              head: 'stable_fixes',
+              base: 'master'
+            })
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71f3bc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: Make Release
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+    - 'v[1-9]*'
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    name: Make Release
+    if: github.repository_owner == 'votca'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Create Changlog
+        uses: votca/actions/release_changelog@master
+        with:
+          version: ${{ github.ref }}
+          changelog: 'release_changelog.md'
+      - name: Create Release
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.VOTCA_BOT_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ github.ref }}
+          release_name: ${{ github.ref }}
+          prerelease: ${{ contains(github.ref, 'rc') }}
+          body_path: 'release_changelog.md'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/format.yml b/.github/workflows/format.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7767b1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/format.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+name: Format
+on:
+  issue_comment:
+    types: [created]
+jobs:
+  edit:
+    name: clang-format
+    if: ${{ github.event.comment.body == '@votca-bot format' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container: votca/buildenv:format
+    steps:
+      - name: Check if message comes from PR
+        uses: octokit/request-action@v2.x
+        id: issue_info
+        with:
+          route: GET /repos/:repository/issues/:pull_number
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
+          pull_number: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Get PR info
+        if: ${{ fromJSON(steps.issue_info.outputs.data).pull_request }}
+        uses: octokit/request-action@v2.x
+        id: pr_info
+        with:
+          route: GET /repos/:repository/pulls/:pull_number
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
+          pull_number: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Checkout head branch from PR
+        if: ${{ fromJSON(steps.issue_info.outputs.data).pull_request }}
+        uses: actions/checkout@master
+        with:
+          repository: ${{ fromJSON(steps.pr_info.outputs.data).head.repo.full_name }}
+          ref: ${{ fromJSON(steps.pr_info.outputs.data).head.ref }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.VOTCA_BOT_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Run clang-format
+        if: ${{ fromJSON(steps.issue_info.outputs.data).pull_request }}
+        run: find . -type f -regex ".*\.\(c\|h\|cc\|cpp\|hpp\)" -print0 | xargs -0 clang-format -i -style=file
+      - name: Commit and push
+        if: ${{ fromJSON(steps.issue_info.outputs.data).pull_request }}
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.name "Votca Bot"
+          git config --global user.email "github@votca.org"
+          git add -u
+          git commit -m "Format code using $(clang-format --version)" || true
+          git push
diff --git a/.github/workflows/forward-to-votca.yml b/.github/workflows/forward-to-votca.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c992af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/forward-to-votca.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+name: Forward
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - stable
+
+jobs:
+  VOTCA:
+    if: github.repository_owner == 'votca'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Update submodule
+        uses: votca/actions/forward@master
+        with:
+          module: ${{ github.repository }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.VOTCA_BOT_TOKEN }}
+
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f92cb50..ae2f582 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 stages:
-  - canary
   - build
 
 .build_script:
@@ -35,13 +34,14 @@
     - pushd build
     - cmake .. -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON -DENABLE_TESTING=ON -DBUILD_XTP=ON -DENABLE_WERROR=ON
       -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}
+      ${CMAKE_GENERATOR:+-G${CMAKE_GENERATOR}}
       -DMODULE_BUILD=${MODULE_BUILD} ${MODULE_BUILD:+-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/home/votca/votca.install}
-      -DWITH_MKL=${WITH_MKL} -DCMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_MKL=${DISABLE_MKL}
+      -DCMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_MKL=${DISABLE_MKL}
       -DUSE_CUDA=${USE_CUDA}      
-    - cmake --build . -- -j2
+    - cmake --build . --parallel 2
     - ctest --output-on-failure
-    - test -z "${MODULE_BUILD}" && DESTDIR=${PWD}/install cmake --build . --target install && rm -rf ${PWD}/install/usr && rmdir ${PWD}/install
-    - sudo cmake --build . --target install
+    - test -z "${MODULE_BUILD}" && DESTDIR=${PWD}/install cmake --install . && rm -rf ${PWD}/install/usr && rmdir ${PWD}/install
+    - sudo cmake --install .
     - if [[ ${CLANG_FORMAT} ]]; then cmake --build . --target format && git -C ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/votca/${CI_PROJECT_NAME} diff --exit-code; fi
     - ccache -s
 
@@ -51,135 +51,13 @@
   image: votca/buildenv:${DISTRO}
   extends: .build_script
     
-Debug GCC:
-  stage: canary
-  variables:
-    CC: "gcc"
-    CXX: "g++"
-    CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: "Debug"
-    CLANG_FORMAT: "yes"
-  extends: .build
-
-None GCC:
-  variables:
-    CC: "gcc"
-    CXX: "g++"
-    CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: ""
-  extends: .build
-
-None Clang:
-  variables:
-    CC: "clang"
-    CXX: "clang++"
-    CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: ""
-  extends: .build
-
-Debug Clang:
-  variables:
-    CC: "clang"
-    CXX: "clang++"
-    CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: "Debug"
-  extends: .build
-
-Release GCC:
-  variables:
-    CC: "gcc"
-    CXX: "g++"
-    CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: "Release"
-  extends: .build
-
-Release Clang:
-  variables:
-    CC: "clang"
-    CXX: "clang++"
-    CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: "Release"
-  extends: .build
-
-Debug GCC Ubuntu:
-  variables:
-    CC: "gcc"
-    CXX: "g++"
-    CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: "Debug"
-    DISTRO: "ubuntu"
-  extends: .build
-
-Debug Clang Ubuntu:
-  variables:
-    CC: "clang"
-    CXX: "clang++"
-    CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: "Debug"
-    DISTRO: "ubuntu"
-  extends: .build
-
-Release GCC Ubuntu:
-  variables:
-    CC: "gcc"
-    CXX: "g++"
-    CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: "Release"
-    DISTRO: "ubuntu"
-  extends: .build
-
-Release Clang Ubuntu:
-  variables:
-    CC: "clang"
-    CXX: "clang++"
-    CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: "Release"
-    DISTRO: "ubuntu"
-  extends: .build
-
-Debug GCC Rawhide:
-  variables:
-    CC: "gcc"
-    CXX: "g++"
-    CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: "Debug"
-    DISTRO: "fedora_rawhide"
-  extends: .build
-  allow_failure: true
-
-Debug Clang Rawhide:
-  variables:
-    CC: "clang"
-    CXX: "clang++"
-    CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: "Debug"
-    DISTRO: "fedora_rawhide"
-  extends: .build
-  allow_failure: true
-
-Release GCC Rawhide:
-  variables:
-    CC: "gcc"
-    CXX: "g++"
-    CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: "Release"
-    DISTRO: "fedora_rawhide"
-  extends: .build
-  allow_failure: true
-
-Release Clang Rawhide:
-  variables:
-    CC: "clang"
-    CXX: "clang++"
-    CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: "Release"
-    DISTRO: "fedora_rawhide"
-  extends: .build
-  allow_failure: true
-
-Release GCC Module:
-  variables:
-    CC: "gcc"
-    CXX: "g++"
-    CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: "Release"
-    MODULE_BUILD: "yes"
-  extends: .build
-
 Debug GPU Ubuntu:
   variables:
     CC: "gcc"
     CXX: "g++"
     CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: "Debug"
     USE_CUDA: "yes"
-    WITH_MKL: "no"
     DISABLE_MKL: "yes"
-    NO_INSTALL: "yes"
   before_script:
     - source /opt/gromacs-2019/bin/GMXRC.bash
   extends: .build_script
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d62c09..0000000
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,136 +0,0 @@
-# the original source of this file can be found in votca/votca repository
-# add changes there!
-# To update:
-# wget -O .travis.yml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/votca/votca/master/.travis.yml
-language: cpp
-
-sudo: required
-
-services:
-- docker
-
-git:
-  quiet: true
-
-stages:
-  - canary
-  - test
-  - deploy
-
-jobs:
-  include:
-    - stage: canary
-      env: ENV=3
-    - stage: deploy
-      if: repo = votca/votca AND type != pull_request
-      env: ENV=1
-
-env:
-  matrix:
-    - ENV=1
-    - ENV=2
-    - ENV=3
-    - ENV=4
-    - ENV=5
-    - ENV=6
-    - ENV=7
-    - ENV=8
-    - ENV=9
-    - ENV=10
-    - ENV=11
-    - ENV=12
-    - ENV=13
-    - ENV=14
-    - ENV=15
-    - ENV=16
-    - ENV=17
-    - ENV=18
-    - ENV=19
-    - ENV=20
-
-before_script:
- - git checkout -b current_commit
- - cd ../../
- - if [[ ${TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG} = */votca ]]; then
-     if [[ ${TRAVIS_BRANCH} = next ]]; then
-       git -C ${TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG} submodule foreach git checkout master;
-       git -C ${TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG} submodule foreach git pull;
-     fi;
-     cp -vr ${TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG}/docker ${HOME};
-     mv -v ${TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG} $HOME/docker;
-   else
-     git clone -q --recursive https://github.com/votca/votca.git $HOME/docker/votca;
-     if [[ ${TRAVIS_BRANCH} != master ]]; then
-       git -C ${HOME}/docker/votca checkout -b ${TRAVIS_BRANCH} ${TRAVIS_TAG:-origin/${TRAVIS_BRANCH}} && git -C ${HOME}/docker/votca submodule update --recursive --init;
-     fi;
-     git -C ${HOME}/docker/votca/${TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG#*/} fetch ${PWD}/${TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG} current_commit;
-     git -C ${HOME}/docker/votca/${TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG#*/} checkout -f FETCH_HEAD;
-     cp -vr ${HOME}/docker/votca/docker/* ${HOME}/docker;
-     if [[ -d ${TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG}/docker ]]; then cp -vr ${TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG}/docker/* ${HOME}/docker; fi;
-   fi
- - source ${HOME}/docker/set_env.sh
- - test -n "${SKIP}" || cp -r $HOME/.ccache ${HOME}/docker/ccache
- - sed -i "1s/latest/${DISTRO:-latest}/" ${HOME}/docker/Dockerfile
- - if [[ ! ${SKIP} ]]; then 
-     travis_retry timeout 540 docker pull $(sed -n '1s/FROM //p' ${HOME}/docker/Dockerfile) | cat;
-   fi
-
-script:
- - if [[ ! ${SKIP} ]]; then
-     travis_retry docker build "${docker_opts[@]}"
-                 ${TRAVIS_TAG:+-t votca/votca:${TRAVIS_TAG}}
-                 -t votca/votca:latest -t votca/votca:${TRAVIS_BRANCH} ${HOME}/docker/ &&
-     rm -rf $HOME/.ccache &&
-     CON=$(docker run -d votca/votca:${TRAVIS_BRANCH} /bin/bash) &&
-     docker cp ${CON}:/home/votca/.ccache ${HOME}/;
-   fi
-
-after_success:
-  - if [[ ${TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG} != votca/votca || ${TRAVIS_BUILD_STAGE_NAME} != "Deploy" || ${SKIP} ]]; then travis_terminate 0; fi
-  - shopt -s extglob && [[ ${TRAVIS_BRANCH} = @(master|stable|v1.*) ]] && DEPLOY=yes
-  - if [[ ${TRAVIS_BRANCH} = master ]]; then DOCKER_TAG=latest; else DOCKER_TAG="${TRAVIS_BRANCH}"; fi
-  - if [[ ${DOCKER_USERNAME} && ${DOCKER_PASSWORD} && ${TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST} == false && ${DEPLOY} ]]; then
-        docker login -u="$DOCKER_USERNAME" -p="$DOCKER_PASSWORD";
-        docker push "${TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG}:${DOCKER_TAG}";
-    fi
-  - if true; then
-      git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/votca/doxygen.git "$HOME/devdoc";
-      cd $HOME/devdoc;
-      rm -f *;
-      git checkout -- CNAME;
-      docker cp ${CON}:/home/votca/votca/build/share/doc/html . ;
-      mv html/* .; rmdir html;
-      docker cp ${CON}:/home/votca/votca/build/csg-manual/manual.pdf . ;
-      docker cp ${CON}:/home/votca/votca/build/xtp/manual/xtp-manual.pdf . ;
-      git add --all .;
-      if [[ ${TRAVIS_BRANCH} = master && ${encrypted_7abbb71c3ba6_key} && ${encrypted_7abbb71c3ba6_iv} && ${TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST} == false ]]; then
-        git config --global user.name "Automatic Deployment (Travis CI)";
-        git config --global user.email "votca-commits@googlegroups.com";
-        git commit -m "Documentation Update";
-        openssl aes-256-cbc -K $encrypted_7abbb71c3ba6_key -iv $encrypted_7abbb71c3ba6_iv -in keys/deploy3.enc -out ~/.ssh/id_rsa -d;
-        chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa;
-        git push git@github.com:votca/doxygen.git gh-pages;
-      else
-        git status;
-        git diff --cached --no-color | head -c 1k;
-      fi;
-    fi
-
-branches:
-  only:
-  - master
-  - development
-  - stable
-  - next
-  - /^v\d+\.\d+(\.\d+|_rc\d+)?$/
-
-cache:
-  - ccache
-
-compiler:
-  - gcc
-  - clang
-
-notifications:
-  email:
-    - votca-commits@googlegroups.com
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1ee34cb..dd03936 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 For more detailed information about the changes see the history of the
 [repository](https://github.com/votca/xtp/commits/master).
+
+## Version 1.6.2 (released 22.08.20)
+* move CI to GitHub Actions (#512, #514, #516, #519)
+* add more checks to the dft_parse_part (#521)
+* make unit tests work in parallel (#530)
 
 ## Version 1.6.1 (released 21.06.20)
 * fix warnings on Ubuntu 20.04 (#438, #460)
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fbb3070..5d139ac 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 project(votca-xtp)
 
 
-set(PROJECT_VERSION "1.6.1")
+set(PROJECT_VERSION "1.6.2")
 set(PROJECT_CONTACT "bugs@votca.org")
 string(REGEX REPLACE "^[1-9]+\\.([1-9]+).*$" "\\1" SOVERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION}")
 if (NOT ${SOVERSION} MATCHES "[1-9]+")
diff --git a/src/libxtp/jobcalculators/eqm.cc b/src/libxtp/jobcalculators/eqm.cc
index 73236c9..f01cb0f 100644
--- a/src/libxtp/jobcalculators/eqm.cc
+++ b/src/libxtp/jobcalculators/eqm.cc
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
     WriteLoggerToFile(work_dir + "/dft.log", dft_logger);
   }
 
-  if (!_do_dft_parse) {
+  if (!_do_dft_parse && (_do_gwbse || _do_esp)) {
     // load the DFT data from serialized orbitals object
     std::string ORB_FILE =
         eqm_work_dir + "/molecules/" + frame_dir + "/" + orb_file;
diff --git a/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 9432a1a..a7e89f9 100644
--- a/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@
     add_executable(unit_${PROG} ${PROG}.cc)
     target_link_libraries(unit_${PROG} votca_xtp Boost::unit_test_framework)
     target_compile_definitions(unit_${PROG} PRIVATE BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK)
-    add_test(unit_${PROG} unit_${PROG})
+    file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Run_unit_${PROG})
+    add_test(NAME unit_${PROG} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:unit_${PROG}> WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Run_unit_${PROG})
     # run tests for xtp (for coverage) as well
     set_tests_properties(unit_${PROG} PROPERTIES LABELS "xtp;votca;unit")
   endforeach(PROG)
diff --git a/tutorials/.github/workflows/continuous-integration-workflow.yml b/tutorials/.github/workflows/continuous-integration-workflow.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7bf526d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutorials/.github/workflows/continuous-integration-workflow.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+name: CI
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - stable
+
+jobs:
+  CI:
+    continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.distro == 'ubuntu_devel' || matrix.distro == 'fedora_rawhide' || matrix.continue-on-error == true }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        distro: [latest, fedora_rawhide, opensuse, ubuntu, ubuntu_devel, ubuntu_rolling, ubuntu_18.04]
+        toolchain: [gnu]
+        cmake_build_type: [Release]
+        minimal: [false]
+        own_gmx: [false]
+        module_build: [false]
+        coverage: [false]
+        no_regression_testing: [true]
+        include:
+          - distro: latest
+            toolchain: gnu
+            cmake_build_type: Release
+            module_build: true
+            no_regression_testing: true
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container: votca/buildenv:${{ matrix.distro }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2.2.0
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Run Votca Setup
+        id: setup
+        uses: votca/actions/setup@master
+        with:
+          distro: ${{ matrix.distro }}
+          toolchain: ${{ matrix.toolchain }}
+          minimal: ${{ matrix.minimal == true }}
+          module: ${{ matrix.module_build == true }}
+          own_gmx: ${{ matrix.own_gmx == true }}
+          regression_testing: ${{ matrix.no_regression_testing != true }}
+          coverage: ${{ matrix.coverage }}
+          cmake_build_type: ${{ matrix.cmake_build_type }}
+          ctest_args: ${{ matrix.ctest_args }}
+          cmake_args: ${{ matrix.cmake_args }}
+      - uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: ~/.ccache
+          key: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.cache_key }}
+          restore-keys: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.cache_restore_key }}
+      - name: CMake
+        run: mkdir builddir && cd builddir && cmake ${{ steps.setup.outputs.cmake_args }} ../votca
+      - name: Build
+        run: |
+          ccache -z
+          cmake --build builddir -- -j ${{ steps.setup.outputs.jobs }}
+          ccache -s
+      - name: Tests
+        run:  ctest --output-on-failure ${{ steps.setup.outputs.ctest_args }}
+        working-directory: builddir
+      - name: Build Sphinx
+        if: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.build_sphinx == 'true' }}
+        run: cmake --build builddir --target doc
+      - name: Test DESTDIR Install
+        if: ${{ ! matrix.module_build }}
+        run: DESTDIR=${PWD}/install cmake --build builddir --target install && rm -rf ${PWD}/install/usr && rmdir ${PWD}/install
+      - name: Install
+        run: sudo cmake --build builddir --target install
+      - name: Check for untracked files
+        run: git status --porcelain && git status --porcelain | sed Q1
+        working-directory: votca/${{ steps.setup.outputs.module }}
diff --git a/tutorials/.github/workflows/create-pr.yml b/tutorials/.github/workflows/create-pr.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb54dec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutorials/.github/workflows/create-pr.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+name: Create PR
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - stable
+
+jobs:
+  PR:
+    name: Create
+    if: github.repository_owner == 'votca'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@master
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.ref }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ secrets.VOTCA_BOT_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Try to merge master branch
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.name "Votca Bot"
+          git config --global user.email "github@votca.org"
+          git checkout -b stable_fixes
+          git merge origin/master || true
+          git push origin stable_fixes
+      - name: Create Pull Request
+        uses: actions/github-script@0.3.0
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.VOTCA_BOT_TOKEN }}
+          script: |
+            github.pulls.create({
+              owner: 'votca',
+              repo: 'xtp-tutorials',
+              title: 'Fixes from stable',
+              head: 'stable_fixes',
+              base: 'master'
+            })
diff --git a/tutorials/.github/workflows/create-release.yml b/tutorials/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dfb35ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutorials/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+name: Make Release
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+    - 'v[1-9]*'
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    name: Make Release
+    if: github.repository_owner == 'votca'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Create Release
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.VOTCA_BOT_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ github.ref }}
+          release_name: ${{ github.ref }}
+          prerelease: ${{ contains(github.ref, 'rc') }}
diff --git a/tutorials/.github/workflows/forward-to-votca.yml b/tutorials/.github/workflows/forward-to-votca.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c992af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutorials/.github/workflows/forward-to-votca.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+name: Forward
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - stable
+
+jobs:
+  VOTCA:
+    if: github.repository_owner == 'votca'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Update submodule
+        uses: votca/actions/forward@master
+        with:
+          module: ${{ github.repository }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.VOTCA_BOT_TOKEN }}
+
diff --git a/tutorials/.gitlab-ci.yml b/tutorials/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f92cb50..ae2f582 100644
--- a/tutorials/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/tutorials/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 stages:
-  - canary
   - build
 
 .build_script:
@@ -35,13 +34,14 @@
     - pushd build
     - cmake .. -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON -DENABLE_TESTING=ON -DBUILD_XTP=ON -DENABLE_WERROR=ON
       -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}
+      ${CMAKE_GENERATOR:+-G${CMAKE_GENERATOR}}
       -DMODULE_BUILD=${MODULE_BUILD} ${MODULE_BUILD:+-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/home/votca/votca.install}
-      -DWITH_MKL=${WITH_MKL} -DCMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_MKL=${DISABLE_MKL}
+      -DCMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_MKL=${DISABLE_MKL}
       -DUSE_CUDA=${USE_CUDA}      
-    - cmake --build . -- -j2
+    - cmake --build . --parallel 2
     - ctest --output-on-failure
-    - test -z "${MODULE_BUILD}" && DESTDIR=${PWD}/install cmake --build . --target install && rm -rf ${PWD}/install/usr && rmdir ${PWD}/install
-    - sudo cmake --build . --target install
+    - test -z "${MODULE_BUILD}" && DESTDIR=${PWD}/install cmake --install . && rm -rf ${PWD}/install/usr && rmdir ${PWD}/install
+    - sudo cmake --install .
     - if [[ ${CLANG_FORMAT} ]]; then cmake --build . --target format && git -C ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/votca/${CI_PROJECT_NAME} diff --exit-code; fi
     - ccache -s
 
@@ -51,135 +51,13 @@
   image: votca/buildenv:${DISTRO}
   extends: .build_script
     
-Debug GCC:
-  stage: canary
-  variables:
-    CC: "gcc"
-    CXX: "g++"
-    CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: "Debug"
-    CLANG_FORMAT: "yes"
-  extends: .build
-
-None GCC:
-  variables:
-    CC: "gcc"
-    CXX: "g++"
-    CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: ""
-  extends: .build
-
-None Clang:
-  variables:
-    CC: "clang"
-    CXX: "clang++"
-    CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: ""
-  extends: .build
-
-Debug Clang:
-  variables:
-    CC: "clang"
-    CXX: "clang++"
-    CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: "Debug"
-  extends: .build
-
-Release GCC:
-  variables:
-    CC: "gcc"
-    CXX: "g++"
-    CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: "Release"
-  extends: .build
-
-Release Clang:
-  variables:
-    CC: "clang"
-    CXX: "clang++"
-    CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: "Release"
-  extends: .build
-
-Debug GCC Ubuntu:
-  variables:
-    CC: "gcc"
-    CXX: "g++"
-    CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: "Debug"
-    DISTRO: "ubuntu"
-  extends: .build
-
-Debug Clang Ubuntu:
-  variables:
-    CC: "clang"
-    CXX: "clang++"
-    CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: "Debug"
-    DISTRO: "ubuntu"
-  extends: .build
-
-Release GCC Ubuntu:
-  variables:
-    CC: "gcc"
-    CXX: "g++"
-    CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: "Release"
-    DISTRO: "ubuntu"
-  extends: .build
-
-Release Clang Ubuntu:
-  variables:
-    CC: "clang"
-    CXX: "clang++"
-    CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: "Release"
-    DISTRO: "ubuntu"
-  extends: .build
-
-Debug GCC Rawhide:
-  variables:
-    CC: "gcc"
-    CXX: "g++"
-    CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: "Debug"
-    DISTRO: "fedora_rawhide"
-  extends: .build
-  allow_failure: true
-
-Debug Clang Rawhide:
-  variables:
-    CC: "clang"
-    CXX: "clang++"
-    CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: "Debug"
-    DISTRO: "fedora_rawhide"
-  extends: .build
-  allow_failure: true
-
-Release GCC Rawhide:
-  variables:
-    CC: "gcc"
-    CXX: "g++"
-    CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: "Release"
-    DISTRO: "fedora_rawhide"
-  extends: .build
-  allow_failure: true
-
-Release Clang Rawhide:
-  variables:
-    CC: "clang"
-    CXX: "clang++"
-    CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: "Release"
-    DISTRO: "fedora_rawhide"
-  extends: .build
-  allow_failure: true
-
-Release GCC Module:
-  variables:
-    CC: "gcc"
-    CXX: "g++"
-    CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: "Release"
-    MODULE_BUILD: "yes"
-  extends: .build
-
 Debug GPU Ubuntu:
   variables:
     CC: "gcc"
     CXX: "g++"
     CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: "Debug"
     USE_CUDA: "yes"
-    WITH_MKL: "no"
     DISABLE_MKL: "yes"
-    NO_INSTALL: "yes"
   before_script:
     - source /opt/gromacs-2019/bin/GMXRC.bash
   extends: .build_script
diff --git a/tutorials/.travis.yml b/tutorials/.travis.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d62c09..0000000
--- a/tutorials/.travis.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,136 +0,0 @@
-# the original source of this file can be found in votca/votca repository
-# add changes there!
-# To update:
-# wget -O .travis.yml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/votca/votca/master/.travis.yml
-language: cpp
-
-sudo: required
-
-services:
-- docker
-
-git:
-  quiet: true
-
-stages:
-  - canary
-  - test
-  - deploy
-
-jobs:
-  include:
-    - stage: canary
-      env: ENV=3
-    - stage: deploy
-      if: repo = votca/votca AND type != pull_request
-      env: ENV=1
-
-env:
-  matrix:
-    - ENV=1
-    - ENV=2
-    - ENV=3
-    - ENV=4
-    - ENV=5
-    - ENV=6
-    - ENV=7
-    - ENV=8
-    - ENV=9
-    - ENV=10
-    - ENV=11
-    - ENV=12
-    - ENV=13
-    - ENV=14
-    - ENV=15
-    - ENV=16
-    - ENV=17
-    - ENV=18
-    - ENV=19
-    - ENV=20
-
-before_script:
- - git checkout -b current_commit
- - cd ../../
- - if [[ ${TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG} = */votca ]]; then
-     if [[ ${TRAVIS_BRANCH} = next ]]; then
-       git -C ${TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG} submodule foreach git checkout master;
-       git -C ${TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG} submodule foreach git pull;
-     fi;
-     cp -vr ${TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG}/docker ${HOME};
-     mv -v ${TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG} $HOME/docker;
-   else
-     git clone -q --recursive https://github.com/votca/votca.git $HOME/docker/votca;
-     if [[ ${TRAVIS_BRANCH} != master ]]; then
-       git -C ${HOME}/docker/votca checkout -b ${TRAVIS_BRANCH} ${TRAVIS_TAG:-origin/${TRAVIS_BRANCH}} && git -C ${HOME}/docker/votca submodule update --recursive --init;
-     fi;
-     git -C ${HOME}/docker/votca/${TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG#*/} fetch ${PWD}/${TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG} current_commit;
-     git -C ${HOME}/docker/votca/${TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG#*/} checkout -f FETCH_HEAD;
-     cp -vr ${HOME}/docker/votca/docker/* ${HOME}/docker;
-     if [[ -d ${TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG}/docker ]]; then cp -vr ${TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG}/docker/* ${HOME}/docker; fi;
-   fi
- - source ${HOME}/docker/set_env.sh
- - test -n "${SKIP}" || cp -r $HOME/.ccache ${HOME}/docker/ccache
- - sed -i "1s/latest/${DISTRO:-latest}/" ${HOME}/docker/Dockerfile
- - if [[ ! ${SKIP} ]]; then 
-     travis_retry timeout 540 docker pull $(sed -n '1s/FROM //p' ${HOME}/docker/Dockerfile) | cat;
-   fi
-
-script:
- - if [[ ! ${SKIP} ]]; then
-     travis_retry docker build "${docker_opts[@]}"
-                 ${TRAVIS_TAG:+-t votca/votca:${TRAVIS_TAG}}
-                 -t votca/votca:latest -t votca/votca:${TRAVIS_BRANCH} ${HOME}/docker/ &&
-     rm -rf $HOME/.ccache &&
-     CON=$(docker run -d votca/votca:${TRAVIS_BRANCH} /bin/bash) &&
-     docker cp ${CON}:/home/votca/.ccache ${HOME}/;
-   fi
-
-after_success:
-  - if [[ ${TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG} != votca/votca || ${TRAVIS_BUILD_STAGE_NAME} != "Deploy" || ${SKIP} ]]; then travis_terminate 0; fi
-  - shopt -s extglob && [[ ${TRAVIS_BRANCH} = @(master|stable|v1.*) ]] && DEPLOY=yes
-  - if [[ ${TRAVIS_BRANCH} = master ]]; then DOCKER_TAG=latest; else DOCKER_TAG="${TRAVIS_BRANCH}"; fi
-  - if [[ ${DOCKER_USERNAME} && ${DOCKER_PASSWORD} && ${TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST} == false && ${DEPLOY} ]]; then
-        docker login -u="$DOCKER_USERNAME" -p="$DOCKER_PASSWORD";
-        docker push "${TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG}:${DOCKER_TAG}";
-    fi
-  - if true; then
-      git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/votca/doxygen.git "$HOME/devdoc";
-      cd $HOME/devdoc;
-      rm -f *;
-      git checkout -- CNAME;
-      docker cp ${CON}:/home/votca/votca/build/share/doc/html . ;
-      mv html/* .; rmdir html;
-      docker cp ${CON}:/home/votca/votca/build/csg-manual/manual.pdf . ;
-      docker cp ${CON}:/home/votca/votca/build/xtp/manual/xtp-manual.pdf . ;
-      git add --all .;
-      if [[ ${TRAVIS_BRANCH} = master && ${encrypted_7abbb71c3ba6_key} && ${encrypted_7abbb71c3ba6_iv} && ${TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST} == false ]]; then
-        git config --global user.name "Automatic Deployment (Travis CI)";
-        git config --global user.email "votca-commits@googlegroups.com";
-        git commit -m "Documentation Update";
-        openssl aes-256-cbc -K $encrypted_7abbb71c3ba6_key -iv $encrypted_7abbb71c3ba6_iv -in keys/deploy3.enc -out ~/.ssh/id_rsa -d;
-        chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa;
-        git push git@github.com:votca/doxygen.git gh-pages;
-      else
-        git status;
-        git diff --cached --no-color | head -c 1k;
-      fi;
-    fi
-
-branches:
-  only:
-  - master
-  - development
-  - stable
-  - next
-  - /^v\d+\.\d+(\.\d+|_rc\d+)?$/
-
-cache:
-  - ccache
-
-compiler:
-  - gcc
-  - clang
-
-notifications:
-  email:
-    - votca-commits@googlegroups.com
diff --git a/tutorials/CMakeLists.txt b/tutorials/CMakeLists.txt
index 89bb875..b0631b6 100644
--- a/tutorials/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tutorials/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 project(xtp-tutorials)
 
-set(PROJECT_VERSION "1.6.1")
+set(PROJECT_VERSION "1.6.2")
 
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeModules)
 include(GNUInstallDirs)