diff --git a/rdma-core.spec b/rdma-core.spec
index 3ccc300..893f202 100644
--- a/rdma-core.spec
+++ b/rdma-core.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name: rdma-core
 Version: 46.0
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 1%{?dist}.1
 Summary: RDMA core userspace libraries and daemons
 
 # Almost everything is licensed under the OFA dual GPLv2, 2 Clause BSD license
@@ -631,6 +631,10 @@ fi
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Tue May 30 2023 Kamal Heib <kheib@redhat.com> - 46.0-1.1
+- Add gating tests
+- Resolves: rhbz#2170066
+
 * Thu May 25 2023 Kamal Heib <kheib@redhat.com> - 46.0-1
 - Rebase to upstream release v46.0
 - Resolves: rhbz#2170066, rhbz#2209685, rhbz#2159635, rhbz#2167517
diff --git a/tests/run_tests.sh b/tests/run_tests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..11017ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run_tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/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 sanity test
+sanity.sh
+exit $?
diff --git a/tests/sanity.sh b/tests/sanity.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e5d6d4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sanity.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# This is a simple sanity test to satisfy the RHEL8.1 onboard gating
+# requirement.
+
+rdma-ndd --help
+ret=$?
+
+exit $ret
diff --git a/tests/tests.yml b/tests/tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b851688
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+- 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
+      required_packages:
+        - rdma-core