diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9ab874203944ae4e12ac84ad676ee605c6802935..32946afcc9df42d8ebc424d7c54863bd632044da 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ setup(
     author='Brett Smith',
     author_email='brettcsmith@brettcsmith.org',
     license='GNU AGPLv3+',
+
+    setup_requires=['pytest-runner'],
+    tests_require=['pytest'],
+
     packages=['oxrlib'],
     entry_points={
         'console_scripts': ['oxrquery = oxrlib.__main__:main'],