diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 70352d0a..297b75bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install testing dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install pytest pytest-timeout pytest-xdist pytest-forked expecttest
+        pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
     - name: Install torch on mac
       if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'macOS')
       run: pip install --no-cache-dir torch==${{ matrix.torch }} torchvision==${{ matrix.torchvision }}
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 91c13ffe..aa720c98 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -73,18 +73,13 @@ There are a LOT of gaps in current documentation relative to the functionality i
 
 # Installation
 
-Create a Python virtual environment using Python 3.10. Inside the environment, install the following test dependencies:
-
-```
-python -m pip install pytest pytest-timeout pytest-xdist pytest-forked expecttest
-```
-
-Install `torch` and `torchvision` using the instructions matching your system as listed on the [PyTorch website](https://pytorch.org/).
+Create a Python virtual environment using Python 3.10. Inside the environment, install torch` and `torchvision` using the instructions matching your system as listed on the [PyTorch website](https://pytorch.org/).
 
 Then install the remaining dependencies:
 
 ```
 python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
+python -m pip install -r requirements-dev.txt  # for testing
 python -m pip install --no-cache-dir git+https://github.com/mapillary/inplace_abn.git
 python -m pip install -e .
 ```
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..05a5082b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+addopts = "--cov=timm --cov-report=term-missing"
+
+[tool.coverage.run]
+omit = [
+    "tests/test_*.py",
+]
+
+[tool.black]
+line-length = 120
+target-version = ['py37', 'py38', 'py39', 'py310', 'py311']
+skip-string-normalization = true
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..59574f32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+pytest
+pytest-timeout
+pytest-xdist
+pytest-forked
+expecttest
+pytest-cov