diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7e478982
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[aliases]
+test=pytest
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3ca04d1a7..6061851f4 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@
 setup(
     name='asyncsnmp',
     install_requires=dependencies,
+    setup_requires=["pytest-runner"],
+    tests_require=test_deps,
     version='2.1.0',
     packages=find_packages('src'),
     extras_require={
-        'testing': test_deps,
         'high_perf': high_performance_deps,
     },
     license='Apache 2.0',