diff --git a/.github/workflows/cron.yml b/.github/workflows/cron.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4020926
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/cron.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+name: Data release cron job
+on:
+  schedule:
+    # * is a special character in YAML so you have to quote this string
+    # (every day at 1am)
+    - cron:  '0 1 * * *'
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  data:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container: node:16
+    environment: cron
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repository code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm install
+
+      - name: Run tweet script
+        run: npm run data
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 443d107..73f87ca 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "fix": "eslint ./src --fix",
     "lint": "eslint ./src",
     "clean": "rimraf dist src/dashboard/build",
-    "ci": "run-s test lint"
+    "data": "echo \"Hello World!\""
   },
   "author": "Pathway Commons",
   "license": "MIT",