diff --git a/.github/actions/setup_neo4j/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup_neo4j/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..20b7726b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/setup_neo4j/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+name: 'Setup Neo4j with Graph Data Science'
+description: 'Sets up a Neo4j instance with APOC and Graph Data Science plugins for testing'
+inputs:
+  neo4j-version:
+    description: 'Neo4j version to use'
+    required: false
+    default: '5.21'
+  neo4j-password:
+    description: 'Password for Neo4j'
+    required: false
+    default: 'cognee_test_password'
+outputs:
+  neo4j-url:
+    description: 'Neo4j connection URL'
+    value: 'bolt://localhost:7687'
+  neo4j-username:
+    description: 'Neo4j username'
+    value: 'neo4j'
+  neo4j-password:
+    description: 'Neo4j password'
+    value: ${{ inputs.neo4j-password }}
+runs:
+  using: 'composite'
+  steps:
+    - name: Start Neo4j with GDS
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        docker run -d \
+          --name neo4j-test \
+          -p 7474:7474 -p 7687:7687 \
+          -e NEO4J_AUTH="neo4j/${{ inputs.neo4j-password }}" \
+          -e NEO4J_PLUGINS='["apoc", "graph-data-science"]' \
+          -e NEO4J_dbms_security_procedures_unrestricted="apoc.*,gds.*" \
+          -e NEO4J_apoc_export_file_enabled=true \
+          -e NEO4J_apoc_import_file_enabled=true \
+          neo4j:${{ inputs.neo4j-version }}
+    
+    - name: Wait for Neo4j to be ready
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        echo "Waiting for Neo4j to start..."
+        timeout=60
+        counter=0
+        
+        while [ $counter -lt $timeout ]; do
+          if docker exec neo4j-test cypher-shell -u neo4j -p "${{ inputs.neo4j-password }}" "RETURN 1" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "Neo4j is ready!"
+            break
+          fi
+          echo "Waiting... ($counter/$timeout)"
+          sleep 2
+          counter=$((counter + 2))
+        done
+        
+        if [ $counter -ge $timeout ]; then
+          echo "Neo4j failed to start within $timeout seconds"
+          docker logs neo4j-test
+          exit 1
+        fi
+    
+    - name: Verify GDS is available
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        echo "Verifying Graph Data Science library is available..."
+        docker exec neo4j-test cypher-shell -u neo4j -p "${{ inputs.neo4j-password }}" \
+          "CALL gds.version() YIELD gdsVersion RETURN gdsVersion"
+        echo "GDS verification complete!"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/examples_tests.yml
index 7352654d3..1dc720f8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples_tests.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: '3.11.x'
 
+      - name: Setup Neo4j with GDS
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup_neo4j
+        id: neo4j
+
       - name: Run Descriptive Graph Metrics Example
         env:
           LLM_MODEL: ${{ secrets.LLM_MODEL }}
@@ -72,9 +76,9 @@ jobs:
           EMBEDDING_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.EMBEDDING_API_KEY }}
           EMBEDDING_API_VERSION: ${{ secrets.EMBEDDING_API_VERSION }}
           GRAPH_DATABASE_PROVIDER: "neo4j"
-          GRAPH_DATABASE_URL: ${{ secrets.NEO4J_API_URL }}
-          GRAPH_DATABASE_USERNAME: "neo4j"
-          GRAPH_DATABASE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.NEO4J_API_KEY }}
+          GRAPH_DATABASE_URL: ${{ steps.neo4j.outputs.neo4j-url }}
+          GRAPH_DATABASE_USERNAME: ${{ steps.neo4j.outputs.neo4j-username }}
+          GRAPH_DATABASE_PASSWORD: ${{ steps.neo4j.outputs.neo4j-password }}
         run: uv run python ./cognee/tests/tasks/descriptive_metrics/neo4j_metrics_test.py