diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge.yml b/.github/workflows/merge.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f79b9cc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+name: merge
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - 'v2'
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  e2e:
+    name: Build and test
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    timeout-minutes: 15
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [desktop-windows, desktop-macos, desktop-m1]
+        # mode: [plugin, standalone]
+        mode: [plugin]
+    env:
+      GO111MODULE: "on"
+    steps:
+      - name: test-action-unsafe-checkout
+        if: ${{ contains(matrix.os, 'desktop-windows') }}
+        run: |
+          git config --global --add safe.directory C:/actions-runner/_work/compose/compose
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      # TODO(milas): revert to @v3 after next actions/setup-go minor release
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@f27981397569ab1d623dab1f29d3db81b75b5258
+        with:
+          go-version-file: go.mod
+          cache: true
+          check-latest: true
+
+      - name: Check arch of go binary
+        run: |
+          which go
+          file $(which go)
+        if: ${{ !contains(matrix.os, 'desktop-windows') }}
+
+      - name: List Docker resources on machine
+        run: |
+          docker ps --all
+          docker volume ls
+          docker network ls
+          docker image ls
+      - name: Remove Docker resources on machine
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: |
+          docker kill $(docker ps -q)
+          docker rm -f $(docker ps -aq)
+          docker volume rm -f $(docker volume ls -q)
+          docker ps --all
+
+      - name: Unit tests
+        run: make test
+
+      - name: Build binaries
+        run: |
+          make
+      - name: Check arch of go compose binary
+        run: |
+          file ./bin/build/docker-compose
+        if: ${{ !contains(matrix.os, 'desktop-windows') }}
+      -
+        name: Test plugin mode
+        if: ${{ matrix.mode == 'plugin' }}
+        run: |
+          make e2e-compose
+      -
+        name: Test standalone mode
+        if: ${{ matrix.mode == 'standalone' }}
+        run: |
+          make e2e-compose-standalone
+
diff --git a/pkg/e2e/buffer.go b/pkg/e2e/buffer.go
index 787e6c358..b97b81d01 100644
--- a/pkg/e2e/buffer.go
+++ b/pkg/e2e/buffer.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (l *lockedBuffer) RequireEventuallyContains(t testing.TB, v string) {
 				"Error: %v", err)
 		}
 		return strings.Contains(bufContents.String(), v)
-	}, 2*time.Second, 20*time.Millisecond,
+	}, 5*time.Second, 20*time.Millisecond,
 		"Buffer did not contain %q\n============\n%s\n============",
 		v, &bufContents)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/e2e/pause_test.go b/pkg/e2e/pause_test.go
index a91c7a202..d70d8cb38 100644
--- a/pkg/e2e/pause_test.go
+++ b/pkg/e2e/pause_test.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func TestPauseServiceAlreadyPaused(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// launch a and wait for it to come up
 	cli.RunDockerComposeCmd(t, "up", "-d", "a")
-	HTTPGetWithRetry(t, urlForService(t, cli, "a", 80), http.StatusOK, 50*time.Millisecond, 5*time.Second)
+	HTTPGetWithRetry(t, urlForService(t, cli, "a", 80), http.StatusOK, 50*time.Millisecond, 10*time.Second)
 
 	// pause a twice - first time should pass, second time fail
 	cli.RunDockerComposeCmd(t, "pause", "a")
diff --git a/pkg/e2e/up_test.go b/pkg/e2e/up_test.go
index c0ba517bf..e85982964 100644
--- a/pkg/e2e/up_test.go
+++ b/pkg/e2e/up_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+//go:build !windows
+// +build !windows
+
 /*
    Copyright 2022 Docker Compose CLI authors