diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8a5a3b1a..62110649 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -29,14 +29,25 @@
 
 directory = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 path = os.path.join(directory, "version.txt")
-version_string = open(path).readline()
+with open(path) as f:
+    version_string = f.readline()
 match = re.match(r"\s*(?P<rel>(?P<ver>\d+\.\d+)(?:\.\S+)*)\s*", version_string)
 version = match.group("ver")
 release = match.group("rel")
 
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Gather test requirements from the 'test_requirements.txt' file.
+# This is to allow installing test requirements with the following command:
+# pip install dragonfly[test].
+
+def read(name):
+    with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), name)) as f:
+        return f.read()
+
+test_requirements = read("test_requirements.txt").split("\n")[:-1]
+
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Override the 'test' command to use pytest instead.
-# Test requirements are located in the 'test_requirements.txt' file.
 
 class test(Command):
     description = 'run unit tests and doctests after in-place build'
@@ -97,14 +108,9 @@ def _try_local_natlink_pyd(self):
         #  module to sys.modules.
         if natlink: sys.modules["natlink"] = natlink
 
-
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Set up package.
 
-def read(*names):
-    return open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), *names)).read()
-
-
 setup(
       name             = "dragonfly",
       version          = release,
@@ -140,10 +146,7 @@ def read(*names):
                        ],
 
       extras_require={
-          "test": [
-                   "pytest == 3.9.*;python_version<'3.8'",
-                   "pytest == 7.4.*;python_version>='3.8'",
-                  ],
+          "test": test_requirements,
           "accessibility": [
                             "comtypes;platform_system=='Windows'",
                             "enum34;python_version<'3.4'",
diff --git a/test_requirements.txt b/test_requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..556af5e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+pytest == 3.9.*;python_version<'3.8'
+pytest == 7.4.*;python_version>='3.8'