diff --git a/python/setup.py b/python/setup.py
index 98d3d6a5..d3a7c32c 100644
--- a/python/setup.py
+++ b/python/setup.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ setuptools.setup(
     packages=setuptools.find_packages(),
     install_requires=[
         'flake8~=3.8',
+        'pytest~=6.0',
+        'pytest-xdist~=1.34',
     ],
     dependency_links=[
     ],
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 99e7dd7b..a9ebc4e9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 # same modules should appear in the setup.py list as given below.
 
 flake8==3.8.3
+pytest==6.0.0
+pytest-xdist==1.34.0
 
 # Development dependencies
 #