diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4e4d0aac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+name: iOS Tests
+
+# temporary for manual trigger
+#on:
+#  workflow_dispatch:
+
+on:
+  push:
+#    branches:
+#      - main
+#  pull_request:
+
+env:
+  GPR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+  GPR_USER: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_ACTOR }}
+  
+jobs:
+  ios-tests:
+    name: iOS Tests
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+    
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout project sources
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Install docker
+        run: brew install docker docker-compose
+      
+      - name: Start colima
+        run: colima start
+        
+      - name: Start local test server
+        run: docker-compose -p xmtp -f dev/local/docker-compose.yml up -d
+                
+      - name: Test with xcodebuild
+        run: xcodebuild test -scheme XMTP -destination "platform=iOS Simulator,name=iPhone 15"
+
+#      - name: Build
+#        run: swift build --vv       
+#      - name: Run tests
+#        run: swift test -v
+
+      - name: Stop local test server
+        run: docker-compose -p xmtp -f dev/local/docker-compose.yml down
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diff --git a/Package.swift b/Package.swift
index 66509435..6d45c0ec 100644
--- a/Package.swift
+++ b/Package.swift
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ let package = Package(
 		.package(url: "https://github.com/1024jp/GzipSwift", from: "5.2.0"),
 		.package(url: "https://github.com/bufbuild/connect-swift", exact: "0.3.0"),
 		.package(url: "https://github.com/apple/swift-docc-plugin.git", from: "1.0.0"),
-		.package(url: "https://github.com/xmtp/libxmtp-swift", exact: "0.4.2-beta3"),
+		.package(url: "https://github.com/xmtp/libxmtp-swift", exact: "0.4.2-beta2"),
 	],
 	targets: [
 		// Targets are the basic building blocks of a package. A target can define a module or a test suite.
diff --git a/dev/local/docker-compose.yml b/dev/local/docker-compose.yml
index 90f2ed4f..8eb6dd4c 100644
--- a/dev/local/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/dev/local/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 version: "3.8"
 services:
   wakunode:
-    image: xmtp/node-go
+    image: xmtp/node-go:latest
+    platform: linux/amd64
     environment:
       - GOWAKU-NODEKEY=8a30dcb604b0b53627a5adc054dbf434b446628d4bd1eccc681d223f0550ce67
     command:
@@ -25,3 +26,11 @@ services:
     image: postgres:13
     environment:
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: xmtp
+  js:
+    restart: always
+    platform: linux/amd64
+    depends_on:
+      wakunode:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    build: ./../test
+    
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