diff --git a/.azure/azure-ci-build-pipeline.yaml b/.azure/azure-ci-build-pipeline.yaml
index 066c66b2..0bb03594 100644
--- a/.azure/azure-ci-build-pipeline.yaml
+++ b/.azure/azure-ci-build-pipeline.yaml
@@ -86,5 +86,5 @@ stages:
             displayName: 'Perform PrimAITE Setup'
 
           - script: |
-              pytest tests/
+              pytest -n 4
             displayName: 'Run tests'
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index dc04f609..fc0551c3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ dev = [
     "pip-licenses==4.3.0",
     "pre-commit==2.20.0",
     "pytest==7.2.0",
+    "pytest-xdist==3.3.1",
     "pytest-cov==4.0.0",
     "pytest-flake8==1.1.1",
     "setuptools==66",