diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index da21dcf..2ea8b25 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-SOURCES/pigz-2.4.tar.gz
-/pigz-2.4.tar.gz
+/*.tar.*
+*.rpm
diff --git a/tests/.gitignore b/tests/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d14f87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+artifacts/
+*.patch
+*.diff
diff --git a/tests/run_tests.sh b/tests/run_tests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5c08ae1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run_tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# when running this in 1minutetip the PATH must be specified to execute
+# in the local directory.
+echo "Setting path to local directory"
+PATH=$PATH:$(pwd)
+
+# simple version test
+version.sh
diff --git a/tests/tests.yml b/tests/tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b83c0a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+- hosts: localhost
+  roles:
+    - role: standard-test-basic
+      tags:
+        - classic
+      tests:
+        - simple:
+            dir: .                                 # switch to subfolder. This parameter is REQUIRED, use `dir: .` for current folder
+            run: ./run_tests.sh                             # this is your test command, its exit code is the outcome of the test
diff --git a/tests/version.sh b/tests/version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..390792c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# This is a simple version test to satisfy the RHEL8.1 onboard gating
+# requirement.
+
+pigz --version
+exit $?