diff --git a/.github/docker_ubuntu_bionic/DockerFile b/.github/docker_ubuntu_bionic/DockerFile
index a6b0bde..350bec8 100644
--- a/.github/docker_ubuntu_bionic/DockerFile
+++ b/.github/docker_ubuntu_bionic/DockerFile
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ RUN apt-get update -y && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends \
     libpng16-16 \
     # install libfontconfig for qt
     libfontconfig \
-    libicu60 && \
+    libicu60 \
+    libgomp1 && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* && \
     # getting salome
     wget -nv ${salome_download_path} -O salome_dir.tar.gz && \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_salome_execution.yml b/.github/workflows/check_salome_execution.yml
index dbdecc2..df1ab62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check_salome_execution.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_salome_execution.yml
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ on:
     - '.github/workflows/check_salome_execution.yml'
     - '.github/assert_run_in_salome.py'
 
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '0 3 * * TUE' # new docker image is built at 2am every Tuesday, hence running this one hour later
+  # schedule:
+  #   - cron: '0 3 * * TUE' # new docker image is built at 2am every Tuesday, hence running this one hour later
 
 
 jobs:
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        salome-version: [9-3, 9-4, 9-5, 9-6]
+        salome-version: [9-3, 9-4, 9-5, 9-6, 9-7]
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 739084a..cb63acc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ on:
     branches:
       - master
 
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '0 3 * * *' # new docker image is built at 2am every Tuesday, hence running this one hour later
+  # schedule:
+  #   - cron: '0 3 * * *' # new docker image is built at 2am every Tuesday, hence running this one hour later
 
 
 jobs:
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        salome-version: [9-3, 9-4, 9-5, 9-6]
+        salome-version: [9-3, 9-4, 9-5, 9-6, 9-7]
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dockerimage.yml b/.github/workflows/dockerimage.yml
index 44b803f..54b93fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dockerimage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dockerimage.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ on:
     - '.github/docker_ubuntu_bionic/DockerFile'
     - '.github/workflows/dockerimage.yml'
 
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '0 2 * * TUE'
+  # schedule:
+  #   - cron: '0 2 * * TUE'
+
 
 jobs:
 
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        salome-version: [9-3, 9-4, 9-5, 9-6]
+        salome-version: [9-3, 9-4, 9-5, 9-6, 9-7]
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
 
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ jobs:
           SALOME_DOWNLOAD_PATH="https://www.salome-platform.org/downloads/current-version/DownloadDistr?platform=SP.UB18.04&version=9.5.0"
         elif [ ${{ matrix.salome-version }} == 9-6 ]; then
           SALOME_DOWNLOAD_PATH="https://www.salome-platform.org/downloads/current-version/DownloadDistr?platform=SP.UB18.04&version=9.6.0"
+        elif [ ${{ matrix.salome-version }} == 9-7 ]; then
+          SALOME_DOWNLOAD_PATH="https://www.salome-platform.org/downloads/current-version/DownloadDistr?platform=SP.UNILIN&version=9.7.0"
         else
           echo 'No "SALOME_DOWNLOAD_PATH" configured for version ${{ matrix.salome-version }}'
           exit 1
@@ -58,12 +61,13 @@ jobs:
   # TODO maybe in the future a better solution can be found for the execution of the tests after the docker is rebuilt
   # right now quite some copy paste is necessary
 
+
   testing-in-salome:
     needs: create-docker-ubuntu
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        salome-version: [9-3, 9-4, 9-5, 9-6]
+        salome-version: [9-3, 9-4, 9-5, 9-6, 9-7]
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
 
@@ -91,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        salome-version: [9-3, 9-4, 9-5, 9-6]
+        salome-version: [9-3, 9-4, 9-5, 9-6, 9-7]
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
 
@@ -104,4 +108,4 @@ jobs:
     - name: assert run in salome
       run: |
         cd .github
-        python3 ../execute_in_salome.py /root/salome_dir/salome assert_run_in_salome.py 1
\ No newline at end of file
+        python3 ../execute_in_salome.py /root/salome_dir/salome assert_run_in_salome.py 1