diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-app.yml b/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41240f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# This workflow will install Python dependencies, run tests and lint with a single version of Python
+# For more information see: https://help.github.com/actions/language-and-framework-guides/using-python-with-github-actions
+
+name: Python application
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ develop ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ develop ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Set up Python 3.6
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: 3.6
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install flake8==2.5.4 pytest
+        if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
+    - name: Lint with flake8
+      run: |
+        python setup.py lint
+    - name: Test with pytest
+      run: |
+        python setup.py test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a03a7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# This workflow will upload a Python Package using Twine when a release is created
+# For more information see: https://help.github.com/en/actions/language-and-framework-guides/using-python-with-github-actions#publishing-to-package-registries
+
+name: Upload Python Package
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [created]
+
+jobs:
+  deploy:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.x'
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install setuptools wheel twine
+    - name: Build and publish
+      env:
+        TWINE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.PYPI_USERNAME }}
+        TWINE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PYPI_PASSWORD }}
+      run: |
+        python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+        twine upload dist/*
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8350118..8817941 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@
 /dist
 /MANIFEST
 /venv
+build/
diff --git a/markdownify/__init__.py b/markdownify/__init__.py
index 56854e8..33d5b8f 100644
--- a/markdownify/__init__.py
+++ b/markdownify/__init__.py
@@ -181,7 +181,11 @@ class MarkdownConverter(object):
     def convert_li(self, el, text):
         parent = el.parent
         if parent is not None and parent.name == 'ol':
-            bullet = '%s.' % (parent.index(el) + 1)
+            if parent.get("start"):
+                start = int(parent.get("start"))
+            else:
+                start = 1
+            bullet = '%s.' % (start + parent.index(el))
         else:
             depth = -1
             while el:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 57c2edf..06ab404 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ read = lambda filepath: codecs.open(filepath, 'r', 'utf-8').read()
 pkgmeta = {
     '__title__': 'markdownify',
     '__author__': 'Matthew Tretter',
-    '__version__': '0.5.0',
+    '__version__': '0.5.2',
 }
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_conversions.py b/tests/test_conversions.py
index b8487e5..9e7be24 100644
--- a/tests/test_conversions.py
+++ b/tests/test_conversions.py
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ def test_i():
 
 def test_ol():
     assert md('<ol><li>a</li><li>b</li></ol>') == '\n1. a\n2. b\n\n'
+    assert md('<ol start="3"><li>a</li><li>b</li></ol>') == '\n3. a\n4. b\n\n'
 
 
 def test_p():