diff --git a/.fmf/version b/.fmf/version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d00491f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.fmf/version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1
diff --git a/plan.fmf b/plan.fmf
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index 0000000..9eca07f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plan.fmf
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+execute:
+  how: tmt
+
+discover:
+  how: fmf
diff --git a/tests/unit/main.fmf b/tests/unit/main.fmf
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index 0000000..d3157a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/main.fmf
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+test: ./test.sh
+framework: beakerlib
+require:
+- library(database/mariadb)
+- python3.14-PyMySQL
+- python3.14-pytest
+- git-core
+
+tag:
+- rhel-buildroot
+
+environment:
+  PYTHON: python3.14
+  PYTEST: pytest-3.14
diff --git a/tests/unit/test.sh b/tests/unit/test.sh
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index 0000000..54eb9d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# vim: dict+=/usr/share/beakerlib/dictionary.vim cpt=.,w,b,u,t,i,k
+. /usr/share/beakerlib/beakerlib.sh || exit 1
+
+# Runs upstream tests (they are not part of the source tarball)
+# make sure to update VERSION_TAG in the case of rebase
+
+# Autodetection from rpm if not set directly
+# VERSION_TAG="${VERSION_TAG:-v1.1.0}"
+
+PYTHON="${PYTHON:-python3}"
+PYTEST="${PYTEST:-pytest3}"
+USER="tester$$"
+USER_HOME="/home/$USER"
+
+UPSTREAM_SOURCE="https://github.com/PyMySQL/PyMySQL"
+
+rlJournalStart
+    rlPhaseStartSetup
+        rlImport "database/mariadb" || rlDie
+        rlRun mariadbStart || rlDie
+
+        rlRun "mysql -uroot -e \"SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = '' \""
+        rlRun "mysql -h127.0.0.1 -uroot -e 'select version()'" || rlDie
+
+        rlRun "useradd $USER"
+        git clone $UPSTREAM_SOURCE "$USER_HOME/repo"
+        SYSTEM_LOCATION="$(dirname $($PYTHON -c 'import pymysql; print(pymysql.__file__)'))"
+        if [[ -z "$VERSION_TAG" ]]; then
+            VERSION_TAG="v$(rpm -qf $SYSTEM_LOCATION --qf '%{VERSION}')"
+            rlLog "Detected version: $VERSION_TAG"
+        fi
+        rlRun "(cd $USER_HOME/repo && git checkout $VERSION_TAG)"
+        rlRun "rlFileBackup --clean $SYSTEM_LOCATION"
+        rlRun "mv $USER_HOME/repo/pymysql/tests $SYSTEM_LOCATION"
+
+        rlRun 'mysql -h127.0.0.1 -uroot -e "SET GLOBAL local_infile=on"'
+        rlRun "mysql -h127.0.0.1 -uroot --comments < $USER_HOME/repo/ci/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init.sql"
+        rlRun "mysql -h127.0.0.1 -uroot --comments < $USER_HOME/repo/ci/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/mysql.sql"
+        rlRun "mysql -h127.0.0.1 -uroot --comments < $USER_HOME/repo/ci/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/mariadb.sql"
+        rlRun "cp $USER_HOME/repo/ci/docker.json $SYSTEM_LOCATION/tests/databases.json"
+
+        rlRun "sed -e 's^/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock^/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock^' -i $SYSTEM_LOCATION/tests/databases.json"
+    rlPhaseEnd
+
+    rlPhaseStartTest
+        # there is no `nacl` on rhel/c10s
+        rlRun "su -l -c \"$PYTEST -v $SYSTEM_LOCATION/tests -k 'not testAuthEd25519'\" $USER"
+    rlPhaseEnd
+
+    rlPhaseStartCleanup
+        rlRun mariadbStop
+        rlRun "userdel -rf $USER"
+    rlPhaseEnd
+rlJournalEnd
+