diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a7c4bdf..497396f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 flask
 waitress
-expiringdict
\ No newline at end of file
+expiringdict
+
+pytest
+pytest-cov
+unittest2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/yasmin/package.xml b/yasmin/package.xml
index 1b4f917..638dd34 100644
--- a/yasmin/package.xml
+++ b/yasmin/package.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
   <test_depend>ament_copyright</test_depend>
   <test_depend>ament_flake8</test_depend>
   <test_depend>ament_pep257</test_depend>
+  <test_depend>python-unittest2</test_depend>
   <test_depend>python3-pytest</test_depend>
+  <test_depend>python3-pytest-cov</test_depend>
 
   <export>
     <build_type>ament_cmake</build_type>
diff --git a/yasmin_ros/package.xml b/yasmin_ros/package.xml
index 0b04428..004bc1d 100644
--- a/yasmin_ros/package.xml
+++ b/yasmin_ros/package.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
   <test_depend>ament_copyright</test_depend>
   <test_depend>ament_flake8</test_depend>
   <test_depend>ament_pep257</test_depend>
+  <test_depend>python-unittest2</test_depend>
   <test_depend>python3-pytest</test_depend>
+  <test_depend>python3-pytest-cov</test_depend>
 
   <export>
     <build_type>ament_cmake</build_type>