diff --git a/.github/workflows/cgatcore_python.yml b/.github/workflows/cgatcore_python.yml
index 631c4264..00cba1f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cgatcore_python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cgatcore_python.yml
@@ -19,14 +19,15 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
       - name: Cache conda
         uses: actions/cache@v3
         env:
-          # Increase this value to reset cache if conda/environments/cgat-core.yml has not changed
           CACHE_NUMBER: 0
         with:
           path: ~/conda_pkgs_dir
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-conda-${{ env.CACHE_NUMBER }}-${{ hashFiles('conda/environments/cgat-core.yml') }}
+
       - name: Set installer URL
         id: set-installer-url
         run: |
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ jobs:
           elif [[ "${{ matrix.os }}" == "macos-latest" ]]; then
             echo "installer-url=https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge/releases/latest/download/Miniforge3-MacOSX-arm64.sh" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           fi
+
       - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
         with:
           installer-url: ${{ env.installer-url }}
@@ -43,28 +45,39 @@ jobs:
           channel-priority: true
           activate-environment: cgat-core
           environment-file: conda/environments/cgat-core.yml
+
       - name: Configure Conda Paths
         run: echo "/usr/share/miniconda3/condabin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
       - name: Show conda
         run: |
           conda info
           conda list
+
+      - name: Debug Python Environment
+        run: |
+          python --version
+          pip list
+          openssl version
+
       - name: Test
         run: |
           pip install .
           ./all-tests.sh
-          
+
+
   deploy_docs:
     name: Deploy MkDocs Documentation
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: build
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: '3.x'
+          python-version: '3.10'
 
       - name: Install MkDocs and Dependencies
         run: |
@@ -73,4 +86,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build and Deploy MkDocs Site
         run: mkdocs gh-deploy --force --clean
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/conda/environments/cgat-core.yml b/conda/environments/cgat-core.yml
index f18e3236..3a9f8dbf 100644
--- a/conda/environments/cgat-core.yml
+++ b/conda/environments/cgat-core.yml
@@ -35,3 +35,4 @@ dependencies:
 - paramiko
 - pytest
 - pytest-pep8
+- pyopenssl>=23.2.0