diff --git a/forgejo-test-helper.sh b/forgejo-test-helper.sh
index 386602d..2394e7e 100755
--- a/forgejo-test-helper.sh
+++ b/forgejo-test-helper.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,36 @@ DIR=$(mktemp -d)
 
 trap "rm -fr $DIR" EXIT
 
+function dependency_go() {
+    if ! which go > /dev/null ; then
+	apt-get update
+        apt-get install -y -qq wget tar
+        wget https://go.dev/dl/go1.20.3.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+        tar zxf go1.20.3.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+        export PATH=$PATH:$(pwd)/go/bin
+    fi
+}
+
+function checkout() {
+    local git="$1"
+    if ! test -d forgejo-runner ; then
+	git clone $git forgejo-runner
+    fi
+}
+
+function build() {
+    local git="$1"
+    local version="$2"
+
+    (
+	checkout "$git"
+	cd forgejo-runner
+	git checkout "$version"
+	make build
+	export PATH=$PATH:$(pwd)
+    )
+}
+
 function api() {
     method=$1
     shift