diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index 0a30742..4b7ba89 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run pytest
         env:
           ZENODO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ZENODO_TOKEN }}
+          DEPOSITION_ID: ${{ secrets.DEPOSITION_ID }}
         run: pytest tests/test_zenodopy.py -v
diff --git a/src/zenodopy/zenodopy.py b/src/zenodopy/zenodopy.py
index 214f4e5..8f7986e 100644
--- a/src/zenodopy/zenodopy.py
+++ b/src/zenodopy/zenodopy.py
@@ -62,6 +62,20 @@ class ZenodoMetadata:
     license: str = "Apache-2.0"
     keywords: List[str] = field(default_factory=lambda: ["zenodo", "github", "git"])
     creators: List[dict] = field(default_factory=lambda: [{"name": "Jhon, Doe", "orcid": "0000-0003-2584-3576"}])
+    @classmethod
+    def parse_metadata_from_json(cls, json_file_path: Path) -> 'ZenodoMetadata':
+        """Parse metadata from a JSON file into a ZenodoMetadata object."""
+        json_file_path = Path(json_file_path).expanduser()
+        if not json_file_path.exists():
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"{json_file_path} does not exist. Please check you entered the correct path."
+            )
+        
+        with json_file_path.open("r") as json_file:
+            data = json.load(json_file)
+        
+        metadata_dict = data.get("metadata", {})
+        return cls(**metadata_dict)
     
 
 class BearerAuth(requests.auth.AuthBase):
diff --git a/tests/test_version.py b/tests/test_version.py
index d4bc16f..04fc524 100644
--- a/tests/test_version.py
+++ b/tests/test_version.py
@@ -5,21 +5,6 @@
 import argparse
 import zenodopy
 
-def parse_metadata_from_json(json_file_path: Path) -> zenodopy.ZenodoMetadata:
-    """Parse metadata from a JSON file into a ZenodoMetadata object."""
-    json_file_path = json_file_path.expanduser()
-    if not json_file_path.exists():
-        raise ValueError(
-            f"{json_file_path} does not exist. Please check you entered the correct path."
-        )
-    
-    with json_file_path.open("r") as json_file:
-        data = json.load(json_file)
-    
-    metadata_dict = data.get("metadata", {})
-    return zenodopy.ZenodoMetadata(**metadata_dict)
-
-
 def main():
     # Set up argument parsing
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Update Zenodo deposition with new version and files.')
@@ -42,7 +27,7 @@ def main():
     print("Version Tag:", version_tag)
     
     # Parse and update metadata with new version tag
-    metadata = parse_metadata_from_json(zenodo_metadata_file)
+    metadata = zenodopy.ZenodoMetadata.parse_metadata_from_json(zenodo_metadata_file)
     metadata.version = version_tag
     
     max_retries = 5
diff --git a/tests/test_zenodopy.py b/tests/test_zenodopy.py
index 603b1ce..bf02f52 100644
--- a/tests/test_zenodopy.py
+++ b/tests/test_zenodopy.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 # use this when using pytest
 import os
 ACCESS_TOKEN = os.getenv('ZENODO_TOKEN')
+DEPOSITION_ID = os.getenv('DEPOSITION_ID')
 
 # can also hardcode sandbox token using tox locally
 # ACCESS_TOKEN = ''
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ def test_get_baseurl():
 
 def test_get_depositions():
     zeno = zen.Client(sandbox=True,token=ACCESS_TOKEN)
-    dep_id=106299
+    dep_id=DEPOSITION_ID
     zeno.set_project(dep_id=dep_id)
     depositions = zeno._get_depositions()
     deposition_by_id = zeno._get_depositions_by_id()
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ def test_get_depositions():
 
 def test_get_bucket():
     zeno = zen.Client(sandbox=True,token=ACCESS_TOKEN)
-    dep_id=106299
+    dep_id=DEPOSITION_ID
     zeno.set_project(dep_id=dep_id)
     bucket_link = zeno._get_bucket_by_id()
     assert bucket_link.startswith('https://sandbox.zenodo.org/api/files/')
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ def test_get_bucket():
 
 def test_get_projects_and_files():
     zeno = zen.Client(sandbox=True,token=ACCESS_TOKEN)
-    dep_id=106299
+    dep_id=DEPOSITION_ID
     zeno.set_project(dep_id=dep_id)
     _ = zeno.list_projects
     _ = zeno.list_files