diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-translations.yaml b/.github/workflows/update-translations.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..b25728ab318d79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-translations.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: "update translations"
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+    paths:
+      - 'selfdrive/ui/**'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+env:
+  BASE_IMAGE: openpilot-base
+  BUILD: selfdrive/test/docker_build.sh base
+  RUN: docker run --shm-size 2G -v $PWD:/tmp/openpilot -w /tmp/openpilot -e CI=1 -e PYTHONWARNINGS=error -e FILEREADER_CACHE=1 -e PYTHONPATH=/tmp/openpilot -e NUM_JOBS -e JOB_ID -e GITHUB_ACTION -e GITHUB_REF -e GITHUB_HEAD_REF -e GITHUB_SHA -e GITHUB_REPOSITORY -e GITHUB_RUN_ID -v $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.ci_cache/scons_cache:/tmp/scons_cache -v $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.ci_cache/comma_download_cache:/tmp/comma_download_cache -v $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.ci_cache/openpilot_cache:/tmp/openpilot_cache $BASE_IMAGE /bin/bash -c
+
+jobs:
+  update_translations:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: ./.github/workflows/setup-with-retry
+      - name: Update translations
+        run: |
+          ${{ env.RUN }} "python3 selfdrive/ui/update_translations.py"
+      - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
+        with:
+          commit_message: "[GHA] Update translations"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/SConscript b/selfdrive/ui/SConscript
index 1695e60cd54b3c..6436106dc55112 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/SConscript
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/SConscript
@@ -33,32 +33,11 @@ qt_src = ["main.cc", "ui.cc", "qt/sidebar.cc", "qt/body.cc",
           "qt/onroad/onroad_home.cc", "qt/onroad/annotated_camera.cc", "qt/onroad/model.cc",
           "qt/onroad/buttons.cc", "qt/onroad/alerts.cc", "qt/onroad/driver_monitoring.cc", "qt/onroad/hud.cc"]
 
-# build translation files
-with open(File("translations/languages.json").abspath) as f:
-  languages = json.loads(f.read())
-translation_sources = [f"#selfdrive/ui/translations/{l}.ts" for l in languages.values()]
-translation_targets = [src.replace(".ts", ".qm") for src in translation_sources]
-lrelease_bin = 'third_party/qt5/larch64/bin/lrelease' if arch == 'larch64' else 'lrelease'
-
-lupdate = qt_env.Command(translation_sources + ["translations/alerts_generated.h"], qt_src + widgets_src, "selfdrive/ui/update_translations.py")
-lrelease = qt_env.Command(translation_targets, translation_sources, f"{lrelease_bin} $SOURCES")
-qt_env.Depends(lrelease, lupdate)
-qt_env.NoClean(translation_sources)
-qt_env.Precious(translation_sources)
-qt_env.NoCache(lupdate)
-
-# create qrc file for compiled translations to include with assets
-translations_assets_src = "#selfdrive/assets/translations_assets.qrc"
-with open(File(translations_assets_src).abspath, 'w') as f:
-  f.write('<!DOCTYPE RCC><RCC version="1.0">\n<qresource>\n')
-  f.write('\n'.join([f'<file alias="{l}">../ui/translations/{l}.qm</file>' for l in languages.values()]))
-  f.write('\n</qresource>\n</RCC>')
-
 # build assets
 assets = "#selfdrive/assets/assets.cc"
 assets_src = "#selfdrive/assets/assets.qrc"
-qt_env.Command(assets, [assets_src, translations_assets_src], f"rcc $SOURCES -o $TARGET")
-qt_env.Depends(assets, Glob('#selfdrive/assets/*', exclude=[assets, assets_src, translations_assets_src, "#selfdrive/assets/assets.o"]) + [lrelease])
+qt_env.Command(assets, [assets_src], f"rcc $SOURCES -o $TARGET")
+qt_env.Depends(assets, Glob('#selfdrive/assets/*', exclude=[assets, assets_src, "#selfdrive/assets/assets.o"]))
 asset_obj = qt_env.Object("assets", assets)
 
 # build main UI
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/tests/test_translations.py b/selfdrive/ui/tests/test_translations.py
index 0967152fa4bb95..09dd7c5d8b9aef 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/tests/test_translations.py
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/tests/test_translations.py
@@ -2,14 +2,12 @@
 import json
 import os
 import re
-import shutil
-import tempfile
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 import string
 import requests
 from parameterized import parameterized_class
 
-from openpilot.selfdrive.ui.update_translations import TRANSLATIONS_DIR, LANGUAGES_FILE, update_translations
+from openpilot.selfdrive.ui.update_translations import TRANSLATIONS_DIR, LANGUAGES_FILE
 
 with open(LANGUAGES_FILE) as f:
   translation_files = json.load(f)
@@ -34,16 +32,6 @@ def test_missing_translation_files(self):
     assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(TRANSLATIONS_DIR, f"{self.file}.ts")), \
                     f"{self.name} has no XML translation file, run selfdrive/ui/update_translations.py"
 
-  def test_translations_updated(self):
-    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
-      shutil.copytree(TRANSLATIONS_DIR, tmpdir, dirs_exist_ok=True)
-      update_translations(translation_files=[self.file], translations_dir=tmpdir)
-
-      cur_translations = self._read_translation_file(TRANSLATIONS_DIR, self.file)
-      new_translations = self._read_translation_file(tmpdir, self.file)
-      assert cur_translations == new_translations, \
-                       f"{self.file} ({self.name}) XML translation file out of date. Run selfdrive/ui/update_translations.py to update the translation files"
-
   @pytest.mark.skip("Only test unfinished translations before going to release")
   def test_unfinished_translations(self):
     cur_translations = self._read_translation_file(TRANSLATIONS_DIR, self.file)