diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 4428993e0..bf8fbfa54 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-name: run tests
-
+name: CI Pipeline
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
 env:
@@ -8,6 +7,7 @@ env:
   DB_PASSWORD: vulnerablecode
 
 jobs:
+  # Original test job
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
 
@@ -56,3 +56,38 @@ jobs:
           VULNERABLECODE_DB_NAME: ${{ env.DB_NAME }}
           VULNERABLECODE_DB_USER: ${{ env.DB_USER }}
           VULNERABLECODE_DB_PASSWORD: ${{ env.DB_PASSWORD }}
+
+
+
+  # New job for Docker-based tests
+  docker-tests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Build Docker Image
+        run: docker compose build --no-cache
+
+      - name: Run Tests in Docker Container
+        run: |
+          docker compose up -d 
+          docker compose exec vulnerablecode sh -c "
+           python3 -m venv venv &&
+           chmod +x venv &&
+           . venv/bin/activate &&
+           pip install -r requirements.txt &&
+           make test  "
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: 1 
+          POSTGRES_HOST: vulnerablecode-db
+          POSTGRES_PORT: 5432
+          VULNERABLECODE_DB_NAME: ${{ env.DB_NAME }}
+          VULNERABLECODE_DB_USER: ${{ env.DB_USER }}
+          VULNERABLECODE_DB_PASSWORD: ${{ env.DB_PASSWORD }}
+
+      - name: Tear Down Docker Environment
+        if: always()
+        run: docker compose down --remove-orphans
+
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 347259791..2981b1818 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ coreapi==2.3.3
 coreschema==0.0.4
 cryptography==43.0.1
 crispy-bootstrap4==2024.1
+cvss
 cwe2==3.0.0
 dateparser==1.1.1
 decorator==5.1.1
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ distro==1.7.0
 Django==4.2.17
 django-crispy-forms==2.3
 django-environ==0.11.2
+django-extensions==3.2.3
 django-filter==24.3
 django-widget-tweaks==1.5.0
 djangorestframework==3.15.2
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ frozenlist==1.3.0
 gitdb==4.0.9
 GitPython==3.1.41
 gunicorn==23.0.0
+htmllistparse
 idna==3.3
 imagesize==1.3.0
 importlib-metadata==4.11.3