diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f3bd7dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+name: Python Tests and Wheel
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - '*'
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - develop
+
+jobs:
+  test-and-build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: 3.11
+
+    - name: Install libncurses.so.5
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get update
+        sudo apt-get install -y libncurses5
+
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+    - name: Run Python Tests
+      run: |
+        pytest tellurium/tests
+
+    - name: Build Wheel if Tests Pass
+      if: success()
+      run: |
+        python setup.py bdist_wheel
+
+    - name: Upload to PyPI
+      if: success() && github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop'
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install twine
+        twine upload dist/*
+      env:
+        TWINE_USERNAME: __token__
+        TWINE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/tellurium/roadrunner/extended_roadrunner.py b/tellurium/roadrunner/extended_roadrunner.py
index 19541eaf..849db04d 100644
--- a/tellurium/roadrunner/extended_roadrunner.py
+++ b/tellurium/roadrunner/extended_roadrunner.py
@@ -369,40 +369,15 @@ def show(self, reset=True):
     # ---------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Stochastic Simulation Methods
     # ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-    def getSeed(self, integratorName="gillespie"):
-        """ Current seed used by the integrator with integratorName.
-        Defaults to the seed of the gillespie integrator.
-
-        :param integratorName: name of the integrator for which the seed should be retured
-        :type integratorName: str
-        :returns: current seed
-        :rtype: float
-        """
-        integrator = self.getIntegratorByName(integratorName)
-        return integrator.getValue('seed')
 
     @property
     def seed(self):
-        """ Getter for Gillespie seed. """
+        """ Getter for global Configuration seed. """
         return self.getSeed()
 
-    def setSeed(self, seed, integratorName="gillespie"):
-        """ Set seed in integrator with integratorName.
-        Defaults to the seed of the gillespie integrator.
-
-        Raises Error if integrator does not have key 'seed'.
-
-        :param seed: seed to set
-        :param integratorName: name of the integrator for which the seed should be retured
-        :type integratorName: str
-        """
-        # there are some issues converting big Python (greater than 4,294,967,295) integers
-        # to C integers on 64 bit machines. If its converted to float before, works around the issue.
-        self.setIntegratorSetting(integratorName=integratorName, settingName="seed", value=float(seed))
-
     @seed.setter
     def seed(self, value):
-        """ Setter for Gillespie seed. """
+        """ Setter for model and global Configuration option seed. """
         return self.setSeed(value)
 
     def gillespie(self, *args, **kwargs):