diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-test.yml b/.github/workflows/python-test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a79db5d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+name: Build and run Python unit tests
+
+on: push
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+jobs:
+  test-linux:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Set up Python 3.10
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.10'
+      - name: Add system deps and exiftool
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install libzbar0 make perl
+          wget https://cpan.metacpan.org/authors/id/E/EX/EXIFTOOL/Image-ExifTool-12.76.tar.gz
+          tar -xzf Image-ExifTool-12.76.tar.gz
+          pushd Image-ExifTool-12.76/
+          perl Makefile.PL
+          make test
+          sudo make install
+          popd
+      - name: Add conda to system path
+        run: |
+          # $CONDA is an environment variable pointing to the root of the miniconda directory
+          echo $CONDA/bin >> $GITHUB_PATH
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          conda env update --file micasense_conda_env.yml --name base
+      - name: Test with pytest
+        run: |
+          conda install pytest
+          pytest
+
diff --git a/micasense_conda_env.yml b/micasense_conda_env.yml
index 2ce10af0..a23aca30 100644
--- a/micasense_conda_env.yml
+++ b/micasense_conda_env.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: micasense
 channels:
   - conda-forge
 dependencies:
-  - python=3.7
+  - python=3.10
   - opencv=4.1
   - numpy
   - jupyter