diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4fb73f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[pytest]
+DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE = config.settings
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/common/test/test_sample.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/common/test/test_sample.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b20516e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/common/test/test_sample.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import pytest
+from django.urls import reverse, resolve
+
+from common import views
+
+
+class TestClass:
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "url_name, url, view_class",
+        [
+            ("index", "/", views.IndexView),
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_urls(self, url_name, url, view_class):
+        resolver = resolve(url)
+        assert resolver.view_name == url_name
+        assert resolver.func.view_class == view_class
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/common/urls.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/common/urls.py
index fd2a370..e1b7958 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/common/urls.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/common/urls.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.conf.urls import url
+from django.urls import re_path
 from django.urls import include, path
 
 from common import views
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     import debug_toolbar
 
     urlpatterns += [
-        url(r'^__debug__/', include(debug_toolbar.urls)),
+        re_path(r'^__debug__/', include(debug_toolbar.urls)),
     ]
 {%- if cookiecutter.feature_annotations == "on" %}
 # END_FEATURE debug_toolbar
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/readme.md b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/readme.md
index 7977429..adce47e 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/readme.md
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/readme.md
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ To run the test suite:
 python manage.py test
 ```
 
+To run pytest tests:
+```bash
+pytest
+```
+
 To get a test coverage report:
 ```bash
 coverage run --source='.' manage.py test; coverage report
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements.in b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements.in
index 4d4115b..7c41adc 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements.in
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements.in
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ django-environ
 django-extensions
 requests
 psycopg2
+pytest
 {%- if cookiecutter.feature_annotations == "on" %}
 
 ####### OPTIONAL FEATURES #######