diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6de783e..12888e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   build:
     name: Build wheels
+    if: github.repository == 'microBioRust/microBioRust'
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.10'
+          python-version: '3.12'
       - name: Build wheels
         uses: PyO3/maturin-action@v1
         with:
@@ -54,12 +55,13 @@ jobs:
 
   sdist:
     name: Build sdist
+    if: github.repository == 'microBioRust/microBioRust'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.10'
+          python-version: '3.12'
       - name: Build sdist
         uses: PyO3/maturin-action@v1
         with:
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ jobs:
 
   publish:
     name: Publish to PyPI
+    if: github.repository == 'microBioRust/microBioRust'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [build, sdist]
     environment: pypi
diff --git a/microbiorust-py/README.md b/microbiorust-py/README.md
index 299c993..a4f7e80 100644
--- a/microbiorust-py/README.md
+++ b/microbiorust-py/README.md
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 pip install microbiorust
 ```
 
+to use the Python tests with pytest
+```bash
+python3 -m pytest -s tests/test_mbr.py
+```
+
 Wheels are available for Linux, macOS and Windows (Python 3.10+). No Rust toolchain required.
 (no requirement to install Rust)
 
@@ -32,6 +37,7 @@ To verify the Python module functions are correctly exposed from Rust:
 cargo test
 ```
 
+
 ---
 
 ## Features