diff --git a/.github/workflows/testsuite.yml b/.github/workflows/testsuite.yml
index ec25b003..5ae4751f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testsuite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testsuite.yml
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch: {}
   push:
     branches:
-      - master
+      - '**'
     paths:
       - 'fdsreader/**'
   pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - '**'
     paths:
       - 'fdsreader/**'
 
@@ -20,13 +22,18 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   run-tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+
+    name: Python ${{ matrix.python-version }} tests
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         lfs: true
     - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: '3.10' 
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
diff --git a/tests/acceptance_tests/test_version_compatibility.py b/tests/acceptance_tests/test_version_compatibility.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..115d0193
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/acceptance_tests/test_version_compatibility.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+"""Basic tests to ensure version compatibility."""
+
+from fdsreader import Simulation
+
+
+def test_sim():
+    sim = Simulation("test.smv")
+    assert sim.chid == "test"
diff --git a/tests/test.smv b/tests/cases/test.smv
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/test.smv
rename to tests/cases/test.smv
diff --git a/tests/run_tests.sh b/tests/run_tests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a092a18f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run_tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+PYTEST_ARGS="-v -W ignore::UserWarning"
+
+# Get the tests directory (where this script is located)
+TESTS_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+PROJECT_ROOT="$( cd "$TESTS_DIR/.." && pwd )"
+
+
+# Function to check if a command exists
+command_exists() {
+    command -v "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+# Detect Python environment manager
+if command_exists uv; then
+    PYTHON_CMD="uv run"
+elif command_exists python3; then
+    PYTHON_CMD="python3 -m"
+elif command_exists python; then
+    PYTHON_CMD="python -m"
+else
+    echo "Error: No Python interpreter found (install uv or python3)" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo -e "Preparing test data..."
+cd "$TESTS_DIR/cases" || { echo -e "${RED} Cannot cd to $TESTS_DIR/cases${NC}"; exit 1; }
+
+shopt -s nullglob
+
+EXPECTED_DIRS=()
+for f in *.tgz; do
+    [[ -f "$f" ]] || continue
+    EXPECTED_DIRS+=("${f%.tgz}")
+done
+
+NEED_EXTRACT=false
+
+# Check if any expected directory is missing
+for tgz_file in *.tgz; do
+    if [ -f "$tgz_file" ]; then
+        DIR_NAME="${tgz_file%.tgz}"
+        if [ ! -d "$DIR_NAME" ]; then
+            NEED_EXTRACT=true
+            break
+        fi
+    fi
+done
+
+if [ "$NEED_EXTRACT" = true ]; then
+    echo "  Extracting test data files..."
+    for f in *.tgz; do
+        if [ -f "$f" ]; then
+            echo "    Extracting $f..."
+            tar -xzf "$f"
+            if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                echo -e "Failed to extract $f$"
+                exit 1
+            fi
+        fi
+    done
+    echo -e "Test data extracted"
+else
+    echo -e "Test data already extracted"
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo -e "Running acceptance tests..."
+echo "━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━"
+
+
+# Run the tests
+if command_exists uv; then
+    uv run pytest ../acceptance_tests/ $PYTEST_ARGS
+else
+    $PYTHON_CMD pytest ../acceptance_tests/ $PYTEST_ARGS
+fi
diff --git a/tests/test_version_compatibility.py b/tests/test_version_compatibility.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 8ca7595a..00000000
--- a/tests/test_version_compatibility.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-"""Basic tests to ensure version compatibility.
-"""
-
-import unittest
-
-from fdsreader import Simulation
-
-
-class SimTest(unittest.TestCase):
-    def test_sim(self):
-        sim = Simulation(".")
-        self.assertEqual(sim.chid, "test")
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    unittest.main()