diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 5f1250f230163c565f5e7e340cc8fdd1c152439f..913075b1750ec53615b5ac3fb20faa86aeecbc69 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -42,4 +42,17 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
 
     const run_step2 = b.step("gen", "generate the list");
     run_step2.dependOn(&run_cmd2.step);
+
+    const tests = b.addTest(.{
+        .root_source_file = b.path("test.zig"),
+        .target = target,
+        .optimize = mode,
+    });
+    deps.addAllTo(tests);
+
+    const test_step = b.step("test", "Run all library tests");
+    const tests_run = b.addRunArtifact(tests);
+    tests_run.has_side_effects = true;
+    test_step.dependOn(&tests_run.step);
+    test_step.dependOn(&exe2.step);
 }
diff --git a/test.zig b/test.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0f9bcb8339b69e538f143f6d3e64c7ab5e89590d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+const licenses = @import("licenses");
+
+test {
+    _ = &licenses.spdx;
+    _ = &licenses.osi;
+    _ = &licenses.blueoak.model;
+    _ = &licenses.blueoak.gold;
+    _ = &licenses.blueoak.silver;
+    _ = &licenses.blueoak.bronze;
+    _ = &licenses.blueoak.lead;
+}
diff --git a/zig.mod b/zig.mod
index ed103de8ecea48b397164d33730bdb4fb43c1df4..6ad3da4f0a97a6fe5e10b88c5699dd011a9058d8 100644
--- a/zig.mod
+++ b/zig.mod
@@ -2,6 +2,5 @@ id: 0npcrzfdlrvkf44mzjo8bduj9gmqyefo0j3rstt6b0pm2r6r
 name: licenses
 main: src/lib.zig
 license: MIT
-
-dev_dependencies:
+root_dependencies:
   - src: git https://github.com/nektro/zig-json