diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4189daa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import nox
+
+
+@nox.session
+def tests(session):
+    session.install(".[testing]")
+    session.run("pytest")
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2693110..09d7e9e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ dev = [
     "tifffile>=2024.2.12",
     "xmltodict",
     "licensecheck",
-    "hdbscan"
+    "hdbscan",
+    "nox"
 ]
 
 # potentially relevant in the future again: