diff --git a/.circleci/test.yml b/.circleci/test.yml
index b6e6bb1c9..76f9f70d8 100644
--- a/.circleci/test.yml
+++ b/.circleci/test.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
           command: |
             pip install git+https://github.com/open-mmlab/mmengine.git@main
             pip install -U openmim
-            mim install 'mmcv >= 2.0.0rc1'
+            mim install 'mmcv>=2.0.0rc1'
             pip install git+https://github.com/open-mmlab/mmclassification@dev-1.x
             pip install -r requirements/tests.txt -r requirements/optional.txt
       - run:
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
           command: |
             docker exec mmseg pip install -e /mmengine
             docker exec mmseg pip install -U openmim
-            docker exec mmseg mim install 'mmcv >= 2.0.0rc1'
+            docker exec mmseg mim install 'mmcv>=2.0.0rc1'
             docker exec mmseg pip install -e /mmclassification
             docker exec mmseg pip install -r requirements/tests.txt -r requirements/optional.txt
       - run:
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ workflows:
               ignore:
                 - dev-1.x
                 - 1.x
+                - master
   pr_stage_test:
     when:
       not:
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ workflows:
               ignore:
                 - dev-1.x
                 - 1.x
+                - master
       - build_cpu:
           name: minimum_version_cpu
           torch: 1.6.0
@@ -181,3 +183,5 @@ workflows:
             branches:
               only:
                 - dev-1.x
+                - 1.x
+                - master
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_mim.yml b/.github/workflows/test_mim.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..390fcf87d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_mim.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+
+name: test-mim
+
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - 'model-index.yml'
+      - 'configs/**'
+
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'model-index.yml'
+      - 'configs/**'
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  build_cpu:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: [3.7]
+        torch: [1.8.0]
+        include:
+          - torch: 1.8.0
+            torch_version: torch1.8
+            torchvision: 0.9.0
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - name: Upgrade pip
+        run: pip install pip --upgrade
+      - name: Install PyTorch
+        run: pip install torch==${{matrix.torch}}+cpu torchvision==${{matrix.torchvision}}+cpu -f https://download.pytorch.org/whl/torch_stable.html
+      - name: Install openmim
+        run: pip install openmim
+      - name: Build and install
+        run: rm -rf .eggs && mim install -e .
+      - name: test commands of mim
+        run: mim search mmsegmentation>=1.0.0rc0
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index bc3ce18a4..34b120968 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ repos:
         name: update-model-index
         description: Collect model information and update model-index.yml
         entry: .dev/md2yml.py
-        additional_dependencies: [lxml, opencv-python, mmengine]
+        additional_dependencies: [mmengine, lxml, opencv-python]
         language: python
         files: ^configs/.*\.md$
         require_serial: true