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+---
+name: Build using Zarr development branch
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    name: ${{ matrix.platform }} ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: true
+      matrix:
+        platform: [ubuntu-latest]
+        python-version: [3.8]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Setup miniconda
+        uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+        with:
+          auto-update-conda: true
+          channels: conda-forge,ome
+          environment-file: environment.yml
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      - name: Install Linux dependencies
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        run: |
+          sudo apt install libxkbcommon-x11-0
+          /sbin/start-stop-daemon --start --quiet \
+            --pidfile /tmp/custom_xvfb_99.pid --make-pidfile \
+            --background --exec /usr/bin/Xvfb \
+            -- :99 -screen 0 1920x1200x24 -ac +extension GLX
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        shell: bash -l {0}
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install -r requirements/requirements-dev.txt
+          python -m pip install \
+          git+https://github.com/zarr-developers/zarr-python.git
+
+      - name: Run pytest
+        shell: bash -l {0}
+        run: pytest