diff --git a/gating.yaml b/gating.yaml
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+--- !Policy
+product_versions:
+  - rhel-9
+decision_context: osci_compose_gate
+rules:
+  - !PassingTestCaseRule {test_case_name: osci.brew-build.tier0.functional}
diff --git a/tests/run_tests.sh b/tests/run_tests.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# fail the whole test set if any of the command pipelines fail
+set -ex
+
+# 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
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+- 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
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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Thermald is a systemd unit file that requires specific hardware and
+# firmware.  As such it is difficult to test in an automated fashion.
+
+# fail the whole test if any of the command pipelines below fails
+set -ex
+
+rpmversion=$(rpm -q --queryformat '%{VERSION}' thermald)
+version=$(thermald --version)
+if [ "$version" != "$rpmversion" ]; then
+	echo "reported thermald version (${version}) does not match rpm version (${rpmversion})"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# if we get here, it's OK
+