diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index afbdf34..cd58d91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -101,3 +101,20 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Build
       run: go build -v .
+
+  migration:
+    name: Migration tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Set up Go 1.x
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+      with:
+        go-version: ^1.19
+      id: go
+
+    - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    - name: Run sqlite
+      run: ./testing/run_api_tests.sh sqlite --migration
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 84f20a6..34c07e3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ wakapi
 build
 *.exe
 *.db
+*.zip
 config*.yml
 !config.default.yml
 !testing/config.testing.yml
diff --git a/testing/run_api_tests.sh b/testing/run_api_tests.sh
index ffdb196..447c6fb 100755
--- a/testing/run_api_tests.sh
+++ b/testing/run_api_tests.sh
@@ -1,33 +1,77 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-echo "Compiling."
-CGO_ENABLED=0 go build
-
 if ! command -v newman &> /dev/null
 then
     echo "Newman could not be found. Run 'npm install -g newman' first."
     exit 1
 fi
 
-cd "$(dirname "$0")"
-
-echo "Creating database and schema ..."
-sqlite3 wakapi_testing.db < schema.sql
-
-echo "Importing seed data ..."
-sqlite3 wakapi_testing.db < data.sql
-
-echo "Running Wakapi testing instance in background ..."
-../wakapi -config config.testing.yml &
-pid=$!
-
-echo "Waiting for Wakapi to come up ..."
-until $(curl --output /dev/null --silent --get --fail http://localhost:3000/api/health); do
-    printf '.'
-    sleep 1
+for i in "$@"; do
+    case $i in
+        --migration)
+            MIGRATION=1
+            shift
+            ;;
+    esac
 done
 
-echo ""
+script_path=$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")
+script_dir=$(dirname "$script_path")
+
+echo "Compiling."
+(cd "$script_dir/.." || exit 1; CGO_ENABLED=0 go build)
+
+cd "$script_dir" || exit 1
+
+# Download previous release (when upgrade testing)
+initial_run_exe="../wakapi"
+if [[ $MIGRATION -eq 1 ]]; then
+    if [ ! -f wakapi_linux_amd64.zip ]; then
+        echo "Downloading latest release"
+        curl https://github.com/muety/wakapi/releases/latest/download/wakapi_linux_amd64.zip -O -L
+    fi
+    unzip -o wakapi_linux_amd64.zip
+    initial_run_exe="./wakapi"
+    echo "Running tests with release version"
+fi
+
+# Initialise test data
+case $1 in
+    sqlite|*)
+    rm -f wakapi_testing.db
+
+    echo "Creating database and schema ..."
+    sqlite3 wakapi_testing.db < schema.sql
+
+    echo "Importing seed data ..."
+    sqlite3 wakapi_testing.db < data.sql
+
+    config="config.testing.yml"
+    ;;
+esac
+
+wait_for_wakapi () {
+    counter=0
+    echo "Waiting for Wakapi to come up ..."
+    until curl --output /dev/null --silent --get --fail http://localhost:3000/api/health; do
+        if [ "$counter" -ge 5 ]; then
+            echo "Waited for 5s, but Wakapi failed to come up ..."
+            exit 1
+        fi
+
+        printf '.'
+        sleep 1
+        counter=$((counter+1))
+    done
+    sleep 1
+    printf "\n"
+}
+
+# Run tests
+echo "Running Wakapi testing instance in background ..."
+"$initial_run_exe" -config "$config" &
+pid=$!
+wait_for_wakapi
 
 echo "Running test collection ..."
 newman run "wakapi_api_tests.postman_collection.json"
@@ -36,7 +80,16 @@ exit_code=$?
 echo "Shutting down Wakapi ..."
 kill -TERM $pid
 
-echo "Deleting database ..."
-rm wakapi_testing.db
+# Run upgrade tests
+if [[ $MIGRATION -eq 1 ]]; then
+    echo "Running migrations with build"
+    ../wakapi -config "$config" &
+    pid=$!
 
+    wait_for_wakapi
+    echo "Shutting down Wakapi ..."
+    kill -TERM $pid
+fi
+
+echo "Exiting with status $exit_code"
 exit $exit_code