diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6621305..48bdd48 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ dependencies = [
     "pytest>=4.6"
 ]
 
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+test = [
+    "pytest",
+    "pytest-cov",
+]
+
 [project.urls]
 "Changelog"="https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint-pytest/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md"
 "Documentation"="https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint-pytest#readme"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d393410..6068493 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 
-setup(
-    tests_require=["pytest", "pytest-cov", "pylint"],
-)
+setup()