diff --git a/tests/ci/build-and-publish.test.sh b/tests/ci/build-and-publish.test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8a633bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ci/build-and-publish.test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+act release -s GITHUB_TOKEN="$(gh auth token)" -j build-and-publish-edc-extension -e tests/ci/release-event.json --container-architecture linux/amd64
diff --git a/tests/ci/create-release.test.sh b/tests/ci/create-release.test.sh
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index 0000000..0ef85f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ci/create-release.test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+act push -s GITHUB_TOKEN="$(gh auth token)" -j release -e tests/ci/push-event.json --container-architecture linux/amd64
diff --git a/tests/ci/push-event.json b/tests/ci/push-event.json
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index 0000000..d3f31b1
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+++ b/tests/ci/push-event.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+
+{
+  "ref": "refs/heads/alpha",
+  "head_commit": {
+    "id": "83bcd01b840bf2339e4cd03b2498a47fd47ce5e7",
+    "message": "feat: this is a test",
+    "timestamp": "Commit timestamp",
+    "author": {
+      "name": "Author Name",
+      "email": "author@example.com"
+    }
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "name": "mds-ap3",
+    "owner": {
+      "name": "truzzt"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/ci/release-event.json b/tests/ci/release-event.json
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index 0000000..435cb97
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+++ b/tests/ci/release-event.json
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+{
+  "release": {
+    "name": "test",
+    "tag_name": "test"
+  }
+}