diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index 1f9fd0e..b5053ea 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
 
 ## Checklist
 
-- [ ] Tests pass: `uv run pytest`
+- [ ] Tests pass: `./scripts/run-tests.sh`
 - [ ] Checks pass: `uv run pre-commit run --all-files`
 - [ ] CHANGELOG is updated (if necessary)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index cf26286..fbf9d5f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Pre-Commit Hooks
         run: uv run pre-commit run --all-files
       - name: Test
-        run: uv run pytest
+        run: ./scripts/run-tests.sh
       - name: Validate test server
         run: uv run scripts/validate-stapi-fastapi
       - name: Docs
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 7cc5400..d27dcb5 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ repos:
         language: system
         types: [python]
         pass_filenames: false
-        verbose: true
 
       - id: ruff-format
         name: Format with ruff
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ repos:
         language: system
         types: [python]
         pass_filenames: false
-        verbose: true
 
       - id: mypy
         name: Check typing with mypy
@@ -23,7 +21,6 @@ repos:
         language: system
         types: [python]
         pass_filenames: false
-        verbose: true
 
       - id: pymarkdown
         name: Markdownlint
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5692ade..e620110 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ uv sync
 Test:
 
 ```shell
-uv run pytest
+./scripts/run-tests.sh
 ```
 
 Check formatting and other lints:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0d227cf..ae04ce5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -13,17 +13,12 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [dependency-groups]
 dev = [
-    "pytest>=8.1.1",
     "mypy>=1.15.0",
-    "pytest>=8.3.5",
     "ruff>=0.11.2",
     "pymarkdownlnt>=0.9.25",
     "pre-commit>=4.2.0",
     "pre-commit-hooks>=5.0.0",
-    "fastapi[standard]>=0.115.12",
-    "types-click>=7.1.8",
     "pygithub>=2.6.1",
-    "respx>=0.22.0",
 ]
 docs = [
     "mkdocs-material>=9.6.11",
diff --git a/pystapi-client/pyproject.toml b/pystapi-client/pyproject.toml
index ee8a3cb..51b5a18 100644
--- a/pystapi-client/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pystapi-client/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ readme = "README.md"
 authors = [
     { name = "Kaveh Karimi-Asli", email = "ka7eh@pm.me" },
     { name = "Philip Weiss", email = "philip.weiss@orbitalsidekick.com" },
-    { name = "Stella Reinhardt", email = "stella@stellamaria.de"}
+    { name = "Stella Reinhardt", email = "stella@stellamaria.de" },
 ]
 maintainers = [{ name = "Pete Gadomski", email = "pete.gadomski@gmail.com" }]
 keywords = ["stapi"]
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ dependencies = [
     "python-dateutil>=2.8.2",
     "click>=8.1.8",
 ]
+[dependency-groups]
+dev = ["pytest>=8.3.5", "respx>=0.22.0", "types-click>=7.1.8"]
 
 [project.scripts]
 stapi = "pystapi_client.scripts.cli:cli"
diff --git a/scripts/run-tests.sh b/scripts/run-tests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..00ef2bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/run-tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -Eeuo pipefail
+# set -x # print each command before executing
+
+for path in stapi-fastapi pystapi-validator pystapi-client stapi-pydantic; do
+  name=$(basename "$path")
+
+  set +e
+  echo "Running tests for package $name"
+  uv sync --package "$name"
+  uv run --package "$name" --directory "$path" pytest -p no:sugar
+  code=$?
+  set -e
+
+  case "$code" in
+    0)   : ;;
+    5)   echo "   (no tests in $name, skipping)";;
+    *)   echo "   pytest failed in $name (exit $code)"; exit "$code";;
+  esac
+done
+
+# finally just globally sync, so we don't just have the stapi-pydantic deps
+# since this script will commonly be used before commit, and pre-commit is needed then
+uv sync
diff --git a/scripts/validate-stapi-fastapi b/scripts/validate-stapi-fastapi
index 8852fcb..24507af 100755
--- a/scripts/validate-stapi-fastapi
+++ b/scripts/validate-stapi-fastapi
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set -e
 scripts="$(cd -- "$(dirname "$0")" >/dev/null 2>&1 ; pwd -P )"
 root=$(dirname "$scripts")
 
-uv run fastapi dev "$root/stapi-fastapi/tests/application.py" >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+uv run --package stapi-fastapi fastapi dev "$root/stapi-fastapi/tests/application.py" >/dev/null 2>&1 &
 server_pid=$!
 
 set +e
diff --git a/stapi-fastapi/pyproject.toml b/stapi-fastapi/pyproject.toml
index 441a2e7..bcf199d 100644
--- a/stapi-fastapi/pyproject.toml
+++ b/stapi-fastapi/pyproject.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ dependencies = [
     "stapi-pydantic>=0.0.3",
 ]
 
+[dependency-groups]
+dev = [
+    "fastapi[standard]>=0.115.0",
+    "pytest>=8.3.5",
+]
+
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist]
 include = ["src/stapi_fastapi"]
 
diff --git a/stapi-pydantic/pyproject.toml b/stapi-pydantic/pyproject.toml
index 3a76916..8fc6e50 100644
--- a/stapi-pydantic/pyproject.toml
+++ b/stapi-pydantic/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ authors = [
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 dependencies = ["pydantic>=2.12", "cql2>=0.3.6", "geojson-pydantic>=1.2.0"]
 
+[dependency-groups]
+dev = [
+    "pytest>=8.3.5",
+]
+
 [project.scripts]
 stapi-pydantic = "stapi_pydantic:main"
 
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 8909456..56e280c 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ standard = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fastapi-cloud-cli"
-version = "0.5.2"
+version = "0.6.0"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "fastar" },
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     { name = "typer" },
     { name = "uvicorn", extra = ["standard"] },
 ]
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+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/ac/2f/5ba9b5faa75067e30ff48e3c454263ebc2d2301d5509cfefe12cf9fc8156/fastapi_cloud_cli-0.6.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:b654890b5302c90d2f347b123a35186096328838a526316c470b6005cabd4983", size = 23215, upload-time = "2025-12-04T15:04:08.121Z" },
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 [[package]]
@@ -1768,16 +1768,12 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [package.dev-dependencies]
 dev = [
-    { name = "fastapi", extra = ["standard"] },
     { name = "mypy" },
     { name = "pre-commit" },
     { name = "pre-commit-hooks" },
     { name = "pygithub" },
     { name = "pymarkdownlnt" },
-    { name = "pytest" },
-    { name = "respx" },
     { name = "ruff" },
-    { name = "types-click" },
 ]
 docs = [
     { name = "mkdocs-material" },
@@ -1794,17 +1790,12 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [package.metadata.requires-dev]
 dev = [
-    { name = "fastapi", extras = ["standard"], specifier = ">=0.115.12" },
     { name = "mypy", specifier = ">=1.15.0" },
     { name = "pre-commit", specifier = ">=4.2.0" },
     { name = "pre-commit-hooks", specifier = ">=5.0.0" },
     { name = "pygithub", specifier = ">=2.6.1" },
     { name = "pymarkdownlnt", specifier = ">=0.9.25" },
-    { name = "pytest", specifier = ">=8.1.1" },
-    { name = "pytest", specifier = ">=8.3.5" },
-    { name = "respx", specifier = ">=0.22.0" },
     { name = "ruff", specifier = ">=0.11.2" },
-    { name = "types-click", specifier = ">=7.1.8" },
 ]
 docs = [
     { name = "mkdocs-material", specifier = ">=9.6.11" },
@@ -1822,6 +1813,13 @@ dependencies = [
     { name = "stapi-pydantic" },
 ]
 
+[package.dev-dependencies]
+dev = [
+    { name = "pytest" },
+    { name = "respx" },
+    { name = "types-click" },
+]
+
 [package.metadata]
 requires-dist = [
     { name = "click", specifier = ">=8.1.8" },
@@ -1830,6 +1828,13 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "stapi-pydantic", editable = "stapi-pydantic" },
 ]
 
+[package.metadata.requires-dev]
+dev = [
+    { name = "pytest", specifier = ">=8.3.5" },
+    { name = "respx", specifier = ">=0.22.0" },
+    { name = "types-click", specifier = ">=7.1.8" },
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pystapi-validator"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -2528,15 +2533,15 @@ wheels = [
 
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+version = "2.47.0"
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 [[package]]
@@ -2583,6 +2588,12 @@ dependencies = [
     { name = "uvicorn" },
 ]
 
+[package.dev-dependencies]
+dev = [
+    { name = "fastapi", extra = ["standard"] },
+    { name = "pytest" },
+]
+
 [package.metadata]
 requires-dist = [
     { name = "fastapi", specifier = ">=0.115.0" },
@@ -2597,6 +2608,12 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "uvicorn", specifier = ">=0.29.0" },
 ]
 
+[package.metadata.requires-dev]
+dev = [
+    { name = "fastapi", extras = ["standard"], specifier = ">=0.115.0" },
+    { name = "pytest", specifier = ">=8.3.5" },
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "stapi-pydantic"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -2607,6 +2624,11 @@ dependencies = [
     { name = "pydantic" },
 ]
 
+[package.dev-dependencies]
+dev = [
+    { name = "pytest" },
+]
+
 [package.metadata]
 requires-dist = [
     { name = "cql2", specifier = ">=0.3.6" },
@@ -2614,6 +2636,9 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "pydantic", specifier = ">=2.12" },
 ]
 
+[package.metadata.requires-dev]
+dev = [{ name = "pytest", specifier = ">=8.3.5" }]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "starlette"
 version = "0.50.0"