diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f9c2668d..626e9d80 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ extras_require = {
         "factory-boy>=2.12.0,<3.0.0",
         "pytest>=4.6.3,<5.0.0",
         "pytest-asyncio>=0.10.0,<1.0.0",
+        "pytest-xdist>=1.30.0",
     ],
     "lint": [
         "mypy>=0.701,<1.0",