diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
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+name: CI
+
+on:
+    workflow_dispatch:
+    pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+    python-unit:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        strategy:
+            matrix:
+                python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        defaults:
+            run:
+                working-directory: .
+
+        steps:
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+            - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+              uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+              with:
+                python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+                cache: 'pip'
+                cache-dependency-path: '**/pyproject.toml'
+
+            - name: Install dependencies
+              run: |
+                  python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+                  pip install .[test]
+    
+            - name: Run unit tests
+              run: |
+                pytest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dummy.yml b/.github/workflows/dummy.yml
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+name: dummy-github-action
+
+on: [push]
+jobs:
+  print-message:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - run: echo "Dummy Action to initialise Actions for the repository"