diff --git a/.github/workflows/package-verification.yml b/.github/workflows/package-verification.yml
index ba8588d..918c81c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package-verification.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package-verification.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ jobs:
             python: "3"
           - platform: "altlinux_11"
             python: "3"
+          - platform: "astralinux_1_7"
+            python: "3"
 
     steps:
     - name: Prepare variables
diff --git a/Dockerfile--astralinux_1_7.tmpl b/Dockerfile--astralinux_1_7.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18b074e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile--astralinux_1_7.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+ARG PYTHON_VERSION 
+
+# --------------------------------------------- base1
+FROM packpack/packpack:astra-1.7 AS base1
+
+RUN apt update
+RUN apt install -y sudo curl ca-certificates
+RUN apt update
+RUN apt install -y openssh-server
+# RUN apt install -y time
+# RUN apt install -y netcat-traditional
+
+RUN apt install -y git
+
+# RUN apt install -y mc
+# RUN apt install -y nano
+
+# --------------------------------------------- base2_with_python-3
+FROM base1 AS base2_with_python-3
+RUN apt install -y python3 python3-dev python3-venv
+ENV PYTHON_VERSION=3
+
+# --------------------------------------------- final
+FROM base2_with_python-${PYTHON_VERSION} AS final
+
+EXPOSE 22
+
+RUN ssh-keygen -A
+
+RUN useradd -m test
+
+# It enables execution of "sudo service ssh start" without password
+# MY OLD:
+# RUN sh -c "echo test ALL=NOPASSWD:ALL" >> /etc/sudoers
+# AI:
+RUN echo "test ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL" >> /etc/sudoers
+
+# THIS CMD IS NEEDED TO CONNECT THROUGH SSH WITHOUT PASSWORD
+RUN sh -c "echo "test:*" | chpasswd -e"
+RUN sed -i 's/UsePAM yes/UsePAM no/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+
+ADD . /home/test/testgres
+RUN chown -R test /home/test/testgres 
+WORKDIR /home/test/testgres
+
+ENV LANG=C.UTF-8
+
+USER test
+
+RUN chmod 700 ~/
+RUN mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+RUN chmod 700 ~/.ssh
+
+ENTRYPOINT sh -c " \
+set -eux; \
+echo HELLO FROM ENTRYPOINT; \
+echo HOME DIR IS [`realpath ~/`]; \
+# sudo service ssh enable; \
+sudo service ssh start; \
+ssh-keyscan -H localhost >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts; \
+ssh-keyscan -H 127.0.0.1 >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts; \
+ssh-keygen -t rsa -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa -q -N ''; \
+cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys; \
+chmod 600 ~/.ssh/authorized_keys; \
+ls -la ~/.ssh/; \
+TEST_FILTER=\"\" bash run_tests3.sh;"
diff --git a/run_tests3.sh b/run_tests3.sh
index 565e752..00c7b7b 100755
--- a/run_tests3.sh
+++ b/run_tests3.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ rm -rf $VENV_PATH
 python3 -m venv "${VENV_PATH}"
 export VIRTUAL_ENV_DISABLE_PROMPT=1
 source "${VENV_PATH}/bin/activate"
+pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
 python3 -m pip install -r tests/requirements.txt
 
 # run builtin tests