diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
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+# This is a basic workflow to help you get started with Actions
+
+name: CI
+
+# Controls when the workflow will run
+on:
+  # Triggers the workflow on push or pull request events but only for the master branch
+  push:
+    branches: [ master ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ master ]
+
+  # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+# A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
+jobs:
+  # This workflow contains a single job called "build"
+  build:
+    # The type of runner that the job will run on
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
+    steps:
+      # Runs a set of commands using the runners shell
+      #- name: Logging into Dockerhub
+      #  run: docker login -u ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }} -p ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_PASSWORD }}
+        
+      - name: Pulling the docker image
+        run: docker pull vezzal/vezzal:v0
+        
+      - name: Start the container with the docker image
+        run: docker run -id --name test_netgen vezzal/vezzal:v0 bash | exit
+        
+      - name: Run the testing on the container and send the mail
+        run: docker exec test_netgen /vezzal/test_netgen.sh "tim@opencircuitdesign.com,lankasaicharan123@gmail.com" ${{ secrets.MAILING_KEY }}
+        
+  
+      
+          
diff --git a/README b/README.md
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rename to README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-NETGEN:  VERSION 1.5
+![Countinous Integration](https://github.com/lankasaicharan/netgen/actions/workflows/main.yml/badge.svg)
+
+# NETGEN
+
+### VERSION 1.5
 
 NETGEN is a general-purpose netlist management system.  It can read
 and write several netlist formats, including NTK (Caltech, CMU),
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index a2c5c14..f603663 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.5.197
+1.5.198