diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
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+name: CI_test
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - development
+      - feature-tests
+            
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Download PhysiCell
+        run: |
+          python ./tests/get_my_physicell.py
+          unzip PhysiCell-my-physicell.zip PhysiCell
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diff --git a/tests/get_my_physicell.py b/tests/get_my_physicell.py
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+# Python script to download the latest release of PhysiCell
+
+import requests
+
+branch = "my-physicell"
+
+response = requests.get(f"https://api.github.com/repos/drbergman/PhysiCell/branches/{branch}")
+print(response)
+release_name_str = response.json()["name"]
+
+remote_url = f"https://github.com/drbergman/PhysiCell/archive/refs/heads/{branch}.zip"
+print("remote_url=",remote_url)
+local_file = f"PhysiCell-{branch}.zip"
+data = requests.get(remote_url)
+with open(local_file, 'wb')as file:
+  file.write(data.content)