diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index fa2692e..2805323 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         python -m pip install .
     - name: Test
       run: |
-        python -m pytest -v --assert=plain ./tests
+        python -m pytest
 
   mypy:
     runs-on: windows-latest
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 97c2e86..a59d381 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ pre-commit install
 
 After you implement your changes you should run the static code analysis and check the documentation:
 ```shell script
+# install pycanape in editable mode
+python -m pip install -e .[dev,doc]
+
 # format the code with black
 black .
 
@@ -84,7 +87,7 @@ ruff check --fix src
 mypy .
 
 # run the tests
-python -m pytest
+python -m pytest --cov-config=./pyproject.toml --cov=pycanape  --cov-report=term --cov-report=html
 
 # build the documentation
 python -m sphinx -Wan --keep-going docs build
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 56ba10a..d498705 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -125,10 +125,7 @@ ignore = [
 known-first-party = ["pycanape"]
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
-addopts = """\
-          -v --assert=plain \
-          --cov-config=./pyproject.toml --cov=pycanape  --cov-report=term --cov-report=html\
-          """
+addopts = "-v --assert=plain"
 testpaths = ["tests"]
 
 [tool.coverage.run]