diff --git a/R/zzz.R b/R/zzz.R
index 676f966..0104168 100644
--- a/R/zzz.R
+++ b/R/zzz.R
@@ -34,3 +34,14 @@
   invisible()
 }
 rlang::on_load(rlang::local_use_cli(inline = TRUE))
+
+
+# see ?usethis::use_release_issue() #nolint
+release_bullets <- function() {
+  c(
+    "Update codemeta.json with: `codemetar::write_codemeta()`",
+    "update CITATION.cff with `cffr::cff_write(dependencies = FALSE)`
+    (after incrementing version)",
+    "Run local tests to ensure attributes and radars with api keys work"
+  )
+}
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-get_pvol_attributes.R b/tests/testthat/test-get_pvol_attributes.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8bf686
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-get_pvol_attributes.R
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+check_attributes <- function(x, wr_df) {
+  expect_s3_class(x, "pvol")
+  expect_true(bioRad::is.pvol(x))
+  expect_true(x$radar %in% wr_df$radar)
+  radar_df <- wr_df[
+    x$radar == wr_df$radar &
+      (as.logical(wr_df$status) | wr_df$country == "United States"),
+  ]
+  expect_equal(nrow(radar_df), 1)
+  expect_equal(x$geo$height, radar_df$heightantenna, tolerance = .001)
+  expect_equal(
+    x$attributes$where$height,
+    radar_df$heightantenna,
+    tolerance = .001
+  )
+  expect_equal(x$geo$lat, radar_df$latitude, tolerance = .001)
+  expect_equal(x$attributes$where$lat, radar_df$latitude, tolerance = .001)
+  expect_equal(x$geo$lon, radar_df$longitude, tolerance = .001)
+  expect_equal(x$attributes$where$lon, radar_df$longitude, tolerance = .001)
+  expect_equal(
+    # For the Netherlands wavelength get a dim 1, using c() drops it
+    c(x$attributes$how$wavelength),
+    299792458 / (radar_df$frequency * 10^9) * 100,
+    tolerance = .005
+  )
+}
+wr_df <- get_weather_radars(source = c("nexrad", "opera"))
+t <- Sys.time() - 24 * 60 * 60
+
+test_that("Check Germany", {
+  skip_on_cran()
+  skip_on_ci()
+  pv <- get_pvol("depro", t)
+  check_attributes(pv, wr_df)
+})
+
+test_that("Check Czechia", {
+  skip_on_cran()
+  skip_on_ci()
+
+  pv <- get_pvol("czbrd", t)
+  check_attributes(pv, wr_df)
+})
+
+test_that("Check Estonia", {
+  skip_on_cran()
+  skip_on_ci()
+  pv <- get_pvol("eehar", t)
+  check_attributes(pv, wr_df)
+})
+
+test_that("Check Finland", {
+  skip_on_cran()
+  skip_on_ci()
+  pv <- get_pvol("fikor", t)
+  check_attributes(pv, wr_df)
+})
+
+test_that("Check Romania", {
+  skip_on_cran()
+  skip_on_ci()
+  pv <- get_pvol("roora", t)
+  check_attributes(pv, wr_df)
+})
+
+test_that("Check Slovakia", {
+  skip_on_cran()
+  skip_on_ci()
+  pv <- get_pvol("skkoj", t)
+  check_attributes(pv, wr_df)
+})
+
+test_that("Check Netherland", {
+  skip_on_cran()
+  skip_on_ci()
+  withr::local_options(list(
+    "keyring_backend" = "env"
+  ))
+  # get public key here https://developer.dataplatform.knmi.nl/open-data-api#token
+  withr::local_envvar(
+    list(
+      "getRad_nl_api_key" = "eyJvcmciOiI1ZTU1NGUxOTI3NGE5NjAwMDEyYTNlYjEiLCJpZCI6ImVlNDFjMWI0MjlkODQ2MThiNWI4ZDViZDAyMTM2YTM3IiwiaCI6Im11cm11cjEyOCJ9"
+    )
+  )
+  skip_if(Sys.which("KNMI_vol_h5_to_ODIM_h5") == "")
+  pv <- get_pvol("nldhl", t)
+  check_attributes(pv, wr_df)
+})
+
+test_that("Check Denmark", {
+  skip_on_cran()
+  skip_on_ci()
+  pv <- get_pvol("dkbor", t)
+  check_attributes(pv, wr_df)
+})
+
+
+test_that("Check US", {
+  skip_on_cran()
+  skip_on_ci()
+  pv <- get_pvol("KABR", t)
+  check_attributes(pv, wr_df)
+})
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-utils.R b/tests/testthat/test-utils.R
index 53c6edb..df844e8 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-utils.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-utils.R
@@ -58,3 +58,7 @@ test_that("fetch_from_url_raw warns on failing url", {
     200
   )
 })
+testthat::test_that("release_bullets returns expected", {
+  expect_type(release_bullets(), "character")
+  expect_gte(length(release_bullets()), 1)
+})