diff --git a/textproc/py-sphinxcontrib-towncrier/Makefile b/textproc/py-sphinxcontrib-towncrier/Makefile
index 9b4bd2dd9ca1..d1626dfb96f3 100644
--- a/textproc/py-sphinxcontrib-towncrier/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/py-sphinxcontrib-towncrier/Makefile
@@ -1,29 +1,31 @@
 PORTNAME=	sphinxcontrib-towncrier
 PORTVERSION=	0.4.0a0
 PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	textproc python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI \
 		https://github.com/sphinx-contrib/sphinxcontrib-towncrier/releases/download/v${PORTVERSION}/
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	RST directive for injecting a Towncrier-generated changelog draft
 WWW=		https://sphinxcontrib-towncrier.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ \
 		https://github.com/sphinx-contrib/sphinxcontrib-towncrier
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=40.6.0:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools-scm>=3.5:devel/py-setuptools-scm@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools_scm_git_archive>=1.1:devel/py-setuptools_scm_git_archive@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>=0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}sphinx>=0,1:textproc/py-sphinx@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}towncrier23>=19.2:textproc/py-towncrier23@${PY_FLAVOR}
+TEST_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pytest-cov>=0:devel/py-pytest-cov@${PY_FLAVOR} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pytest-xdist>=0,1:devel/py-pytest-xdist@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python
-USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent pep517
+USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent pep517 pytest
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>