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@@ -18,6 +18,18 @@ You can install `qocogen` by running `pip install qocogen`.
 
 For instructions on using QOCOGEN, refer to the [documentation](https://qoco-org.github.io/qoco/codegen/index.html).
 
+## Tests
+To run tests, first install cvxpy and pytest
+```bash
+pip install cvxpy pytest
+```
+
+and execute:
+
+```bash
+pytest
+```
+
 ## Bug reports
 
 File any issues or bug reports using the [issue tracker](https://github.com/qoco-org/qocogen/issues).