diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d81f85c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# This workflow will install Python dependencies, run tests and lint 
+# across operating systems, select versions of Python, and user + dev environments
+# For more info see: https://help.github.com/actions/language-and-framework-guides/using-python-with-github-actions
+
+name: Python install test
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [master, develop]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [master, develop]
+  workflow_dispatch:  # also allow manual trigger, for testing purposes
+
+jobs:
+  test_install:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:  # max 256 jobs per workflow
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
+        py-version: [3.8, 3.9]
+        build-type: [user, dev]
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    # general Python setup
+    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.py-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.py-version }}
+    - name: Update pip & install testing pkgs
+      run: |
+        python -VV
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
+        pip install pytest pytest-cov flake8
+    # developer environment, install specific packages from requirements.txt
+    - name: Install dev dependencies (non-Windows)
+      if: matrix.build-type == 'dev' && matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
+      run: |
+        pip install -r requirements.txt
+        pip install .
+    - name: Install dev dependencies (Windows)
+      if: matrix.build-type == 'dev' && matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
+      run: |
+        pip install -r requirements.txt -r impactworld_requirements.txt
+        pip install .
+    # user environment install latest from setup.py
+    - name: Install user dependencies (non-Windows)
+      if: matrix.build-type == 'user' && matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
+      run: pip install .
+    - name: Install user dependencies (Windows)
+      if: matrix.build-type == 'user' && matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
+      run: pip install .[ImpactWorld]
+    # MS Access install (for Windows) needed for IW+ 
+    - name: Choco install msaccess2010
+      if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
+      uses: crazy-max/ghaction-chocolatey@v1
+      with:
+        args: install msaccess2010-redist
+    # linting with flake8
+    - name: Lint with flake8
+      run: |
+        # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names
+        flake8 . --count --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source --statistics
+        # exit-zero treats all errors as warnings. The GitHub editor is 127 chars wide
+        flake8 . --count --exit-zero --max-complexity=10 --max-line-length=127 --statistics
+    # initiate tests with pytest
+    - name: Test with pytest
+      run: pytest
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 96df2d9..c2f3d5d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,14 +12,15 @@ source, cleans the data, shapes them into a standard format using the [LCIAmetho
 |ImpactWorld+ Midpoint*|International Reference Center for Life Cycle of Products, Services and Systems (CIRAIG)|[ImpactWorld+](http://www.impactworldplus.org/en/team.php)|
 |ImpactWorld+ Endpoint*|International Reference Center for Life Cycle of Products, Services and Systems (CIRAIG)|[ImpactWorld+](http://www.impactworldplus.org/en/team.php)|
 |FEDEFL Inventory Methods|US Environmental Protection Agency|[FEDEFL Inventory Methods](https://github.com/USEPA/LCIAformatter/wiki/Inventory-Methods)|
-* only works on Windows installations
+
+\* only works on Windows installations
 
 ## Installation Instructions
 
 Install a release directly from github using pip. From a command line interface, run:
-> pip install git+https://github.com/USEPA/LCIAformatter.git@v1.0.0#egg=lciafmt
+> pip install git+https://github.com/USEPA/LCIAformatter.git@v1.0.1#egg=lciafmt
 
-where you can replace 'v1.0.0' with the version you wish to use under [Releases](https://github.com/USEPA/LCIAformatter/releases).
+where you can replace 'v1.0.1' with the version you wish to use under [Releases](https://github.com/USEPA/LCIAformatter/releases).
 
 Alternatively, to install from the most current point on the repository:
 ```
diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1dfb8c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[pytest]
+log_cli = True
+log_cli_level = DEBUG
+log_file = tests.log
+log_file_level = DEBUG
+norecursedirs=dist build 
+addopts = --cov=lciafmt --cov-report=term-missing
+testpaths =
+	tests
diff --git a/requirements_test.txt b/requirements_test.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f604537
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements_test.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+pytest
+pytest-cov
+flake8
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/test_pyodbc.py b/tests/test_pyodbc.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d766b48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_pyodbc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+"""Test for the presence of pyodbc + MS Access driver."""
+
+import logging
+import sys
+
+import pytest
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform != "win32", reason="PYDOBC only on windows")
+def test_find_pyodbc_driver():
+    """In wind32 platform, pyodbc must be installed, with MS Access drivers."""
+    try:
+        import pyodbc  # pylint: disable=C0415
+    except ImportError:
+        logger.error(
+            """Must install pyodbc for ImpactWorld."""
+            """See install instructions for optional package"""
+            """installation or install it indepedently and retry."""
+        )
+    driver_check = list(pyodbc.drivers())
+    driver_found = any("Microsoft Access Driver" in word for word in driver_check)
+    logger.debug("Found pyodbc drivers: %s", driver_check)
+    assert driver_found is True