diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index cea9c008..f0b2d815 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.cibuildwheel.linux]
 before-all = "bash ci/ci-buildwheel-prepare-linux.sh"
+
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+testpaths = ["python/tests"]