diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/python-test.yml b/.gitea/workflows/python-test.yml
index d85fe9a..184493a 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/python-test.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/python-test.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Test Python
+name: Run Python tests (through Pytest)
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -6,4 +6,23 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   Test:
-    uses: jmaa/workflows/.gitea/workflows/python-test.yaml@v6.21
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: node:21-bookworm
+    steps:
+      - name: Setting up Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }} for ${{runner.arch}} ${{runner.os}}
+        run: |
+           apt-get update
+           apt-get install -y python3 python3-pip
+      - name: Check out repository code
+        if: success()
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Installing Python Dependencies
+        if: success()
+        run: python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel build twine pytest --break-system-packages
+      - name: Installing Python Test Dependencies
+        if: success() && hashFiles('requirements_test.txt') != ''
+        run: python3 -m pip install --upgrade -r requirements_test.txt --break-system-packages
+      - name: Installing package
+        if: success()
+        run: python3 -m pip install .[test]  --break-system-packages
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/python-version-check.yml b/.gitea/workflows/python-version-check.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09a0aab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/python-version-check.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: Verify Python project can be installed, loaded and have version checked
+
+on:
+  push:
+    paths-ignore: ["README.md", ".gitignore", "LICENSE", "ruff.toml"]
+
+jobs:
+  Test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: node:21-bookworm
+    steps:
+      - name: Setting up Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }} for ${{runner.arch}} ${{runner.os}}
+        run: |
+           apt-get update
+           apt-get install -y python3 python3-pip
+      - name: Check out repository code
+        if: success()
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Installing Python Dependencies
+        if: success()
+        run: python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel build twine --break-system-packages
+      - name: Installing package
+        if: success()
+        run: python3 -m pip install .  --break-system-packages
+      - name: Check version field
+        if: success()
+        run: python3 -c "import infernal_interpreter; assert infernal_interpreter.__version__ is not None"