diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
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+---
+name: Tests
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - "*"
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  # for merge queue
+  merge_group:
+
+jobs:
+  integration:
+    name: "Integration"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Setup up python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+    - name: Install test dependencies
+      run: |
+        sudo apt install -y podman python3-pytest python3-paramiko flake8 qemu-system-x86
+    - name: Run tests
+      run: |
+        # XXX: move tests out of main bootc-image-builder repo into a shared one?
+        git clone https://github.com/osbuild/bootc-image-builder
+        cd bootc-image-builder
+        BIB_TEST_BUILD_CONTAINER_TAG=quay.io/centos-bootc/bootc-image-builder:latest \
+        # TODO: replace with the freshly generated bootc image that needs to
+        # get tested
+        BIB_TEST_BOOTC_CONTAINER_TAG=quay.io/centos-bootc/fedora-bootc:eln \
+          # podman needs (parts of) the environment but will break when
+          # XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is set.
+          # TODO: figure out what exactly podman needs
+          sudo -E XDG_RUNTIME_DIR= pytest-3 -s -vv
diff --git a/plans/bib-tests.fmf b/plans/bib-tests.fmf
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+summary: Run all tests inside a VM environment
+provision:
+  how: virtual
+  image: fedora:39
+  hardware:
+    virtualization:
+      is-supported: true
+prepare:
+  how: install
+  package:
+    - podman
+    - pytest
+    - python3-flake8
+    - python3-paramiko
+    - qemu-kvm
+execute:
+  how: tmt
+  script: |
+    # XXX: move tests out of main bootc-image-builder repo into a shared one?
+    git clone https://github.com/osbuild/bootc-image-builder
+    cd bootc-image-builder
+    # testing farm runs as root already
+    BIB_TEST_BUILD_CONTAINER_TAG=quay.io/centos-bootc/bootc-image-builder:latest \
+    # TODO: replace with the freshly generated bootc image that needs to
+    # get tested
+    BIB_TEST_BOOTC_CONTAINER_TAG=quay.io/centos-bootc/fedora-bootc:eln \
+      pytest -s -vv
diff --git a/plans/example.fmf b/plans/example.fmf
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-summary: Example test
-execute:
-    how: tmt
-    script: |
-        set +x
-        dnf install -y tmt
-        tmt --help