diff --git a/python-s3transfer.spec b/python-s3transfer.spec
index 563a704..e7e6e23 100644
--- a/python-s3transfer.spec
+++ b/python-s3transfer.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ S3transfer is a Python library for managing Amazon S3 transfers.
 
 Name:           python-%{srcname}
 Version:        0.4.2
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        Amazon S3 Transfer Manager
 
 License:        ASL 2.0
@@ -17,15 +17,21 @@ BuildArch:      noarch
 
 %package -n python3-%{srcname}
 Summary:        %{summary}
+
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  python3-setuptools
+# required to run the test suite
+BuildRequires:  python3-botocore        >= 1.12.36
+BuildRequires:  python3-botocore        < 2.0
+BuildRequires:  python3-mock
+BuildRequires:  python3-pytest
 
 %description -n python3-%{srcname} %{_description}
 
 Python 3 version.
 
 %prep
-%autosetup -n %{srcname}-%{version}
+%autosetup -n %{srcname}-%{version} -p1
 rm -vrf *.egg-info
 
 %build
@@ -34,6 +40,10 @@ rm -vrf *.egg-info
 %install
 %py3_install
 
+%check
+cd tests
+pytest-%{python3_version} unit functional
+
 %files -n python3-%{srcname}
 %license LICENSE.txt
 %doc README.rst
@@ -41,6 +51,9 @@ rm -vrf *.egg-info
 %{python3_sitelib}/%{srcname}-*.egg-info/
 
 %changelog
+* Fri May 14 2021 Felix Schwarz <fschwarz@fedoraproject.org> - 0.4.2-1
+- run test suite as part of the build process
+
 * Fri Apr 23 2021 Gwyn Ciesla <gwync@protonmail.com> - 0.4.2-1
 - 0.4.2