diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index 4390d5c..76e0d8d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -11,29 +11,28 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: bash -el {0}
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Set up Python 3.10
       uses: actions/setup-python@v3
       with:
         python-version: "3.10"
-    - name: Install conda
-      uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
-      with:
-        activate-environment: WADAS
-        environment-file: wadas/conda_env_setup.yml
-        auto-activate-base: false
-    - run: |
-        conda info
-        conda list
+    - name: Install system dependencies
+      run: sudo apt-get install -y libmariadb-dev
+    - name: Create venv and install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m venv .venv
+        source .venv/bin/activate
+        pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install -r requirements.txt
     - name: Login to Hugging Face
       run: |
-        hf auth login --token ${{ secrets.WADAS_OFFICIAL_HUGGINGF_AUTH }} --add-to-git-credential
+        source .venv/bin/activate
+        pip install huggingface_hub[cli]
+        huggingface-cli login --token ${{ secrets.WADAS_OFFICIAL_HUGGINGF_AUTH }}
     - name: Run tests
       run: |
+        source .venv/bin/activate
         python -m pytest test -sv --cov=. --cov-report=html
         # To enforce minimum coverage, uncomment the following line:
         # python -m pytest test -sv --cov=. --cov-report=html --cov-fail-under=80
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 70eb360..a030763 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -23,19 +23,12 @@ repos:
   rev: v1.0.0
   hooks:
   - id: check-json5
--   repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/flake8
-    rev: 7.1.1
-    hooks:
-    -   id: flake8
-        additional_dependencies: [
-            'flake8-blind-except',
-            'flake8-bugbear',
-            'flake8-comprehensions',
-            'flake8-implicit-str-concat',
-            'flake8-logging-format',
-            'pydocstyle>=5.0.0',
-        ]
-        exclude: ^wadas/ui/.*|demo/.*
+- repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
+  rev: v0.3.5
+  hooks:
+    - id: ruff
+      args: [--no-fix]
+      exclude: ^wadas/ui/.*|demo/.*
 -   repo: https://github.com/pycqa/isort
     rev: 5.13.2
     hooks:
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 0e4644b..d162fc5 100644
Binary files a/requirements.txt and b/requirements.txt differ
diff --git a/wadas/_version.py b/wadas/_version.py
index 0cb32e6..f9fc846 100644
--- a/wadas/_version.py
+++ b/wadas/_version.py
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@
 # Date: 2024-08-14
 # Description: module to keep track of WADAS version
 
-__version__ = "v1.0.0.a5"
+__version__ = "v1.0.0.a6"
 __dbversion__ = __version__
diff --git a/wadas/conda_env_setup.yml b/wadas/conda_env_setup.yml
index a948f62..f3971ac 100644
--- a/wadas/conda_env_setup.yml
+++ b/wadas/conda_env_setup.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ dependencies:
   - openssl=3.4.0
   - cryptography=42.0.8
   - pyopenssl=24.2.1
+  - setuptools>=65
   - pip:
       - cv2-enumerate-cameras==1.1.15
       - intel-npu-acceleration-library==1.4.0
@@ -42,3 +43,4 @@ dependencies:
       - wadas-runtime==0.2.6
       - opencv-python==4.10.0.84
       - shapely==2.0.7
+      - setuptools>=65
diff --git a/wadas/domain/actuator.py b/wadas/domain/actuator.py
index 163bd0f..a998873 100644
--- a/wadas/domain/actuator.py
+++ b/wadas/domain/actuator.py
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ def from_json(cls, s: str) -> "Command":
 class ActuatorBatteryStatus:
     actuator_id: str
     voltage: float
+    temperature: float
+    humidity: float
     time_stamp: datetime.datetime = field(default_factory=datetime.datetime.now)
 
     def to_json(self) -> str:
@@ -84,6 +86,8 @@ def to_json(self) -> str:
                 "actuator_id": self.actuator_id,
                 "voltage": self.voltage,
                 "time_stamp": self.time_stamp.isoformat(),
+                "temperature": self.temperature,
+                "humidity": self.humidity,
             }
         )
 
diff --git a/wadas/domain/actuator_server_app.py b/wadas/domain/actuator_server_app.py
index 33f67a6..95e6d50 100644
--- a/wadas/domain/actuator_server_app.py
+++ b/wadas/domain/actuator_server_app.py
@@ -193,6 +193,10 @@ async def receive_battery_status(actuator_id: str, payload: dict = Body(...)):
     if voltage is None:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Missing 'volt' in payload")
 
+    # We accept the possibility that temperature or humidity are null if sensor is not plugged
+    temperature = payload.get("payload", {}).get("temperature")
+    humidity = payload.get("payload", {}).get("humidity")
+
     # Timestamp set by server
     ts = datetime.datetime.now()
 
@@ -201,9 +205,21 @@ async def receive_battery_status(actuator_id: str, payload: dict = Body(...)):
         actuator_id=actuator_id,
         voltage=voltage,
         time_stamp=ts,
+        temperature=temperature,
+        humidity=humidity,
     )
     actuator.battery_status = battery_status
-    logger.info("Received actuator %s battery status: %s", actuator_id, voltage)
+
+    if temperature and humidity:
+        logger.info(
+            "Received actuator %s battery status: %s V, temperature: %s °, humidity: %s %%",
+            actuator_id,
+            voltage,
+            temperature,
+            humidity,
+        )
+    else:
+        logger.info("Received actuator %s battery status: %s V.", actuator_id, voltage)
 
     # Persist in DB
     if db := DataBase.get_enabled_db():
diff --git a/wadas/domain/database.py b/wadas/domain/database.py
index 7c3b9c1..54e96bc 100644
--- a/wadas/domain/database.py
+++ b/wadas/domain/database.py
@@ -499,6 +499,14 @@ def update_db_version(self):
                         """
                     )
                 )
+            elif cur_db_version <= "v1.0.0.a5":
+                DataBase.run_query(
+                    text("ALTER TABLE actuator_battery_status ADD COLUMN temperature FLOAT NULL;")
+                )
+                DataBase.run_query(
+                    text("ALTER TABLE actuator_battery_status ADD COLUMN humidity FLOAT NULL;")
+                )
+
             DataBase.run_query(text(f"UPDATE db_metadata SET version='{__dbversion__}';"))
             logger.info("Database updated from %s to %s", cur_db_version, __dbversion__)
         except Exception:
@@ -950,6 +958,8 @@ def domain_to_orm(domain_object, foreign_key=None):
                 actuator_id=foreign_key[0],
                 time_stamp=domain_object.time_stamp,
                 voltage=domain_object.voltage,
+                temperature=domain_object.temperature,
+                humidity=domain_object.humidity,
             )
         elif isinstance(domain_object, ActuatorTemperatureStatus):
             return ORMActuatorTemperature(
diff --git a/wadas/domain/db_model.py b/wadas/domain/db_model.py
index 54ddc69..1785af7 100644
--- a/wadas/domain/db_model.py
+++ b/wadas/domain/db_model.py
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ class ActuatorBatteryStatus(Base):
     actuator_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("actuators.id"), primary_key=True, nullable=False)
     time_stamp = Column(MySQLDATETIME6(timezone=True), primary_key=True, nullable=False)
     voltage = Column(Float)
+    temperature = Column(Float, nullable=True)
+    humidity = Column(Float, nullable=True)
 
 
 class ActuatorTemperatureStatus(Base):