diff --git a/perl-CPAN-Meta-Requirements.spec b/perl-CPAN-Meta-Requirements.spec
index 82d4598..5bbc277 100644
--- a/perl-CPAN-Meta-Requirements.spec
+++ b/perl-CPAN-Meta-Requirements.spec
@@ -15,6 +15,19 @@ BuildRequires:  perl(Scalar::Util)
 BuildRequires:  perl(Test::More)
 BuildRequires:  perl(Test::Script)
 BuildRequires:  perl(version) >= 0.77
+# for author/release tests
+BuildRequires:  perl(Perl::Critic::Policy::Lax::ProhibitStringyEval::ExceptForRequire)
+BuildRequires:  perl(Pod::Coverage::TrustPod)
+BuildRequires:  perl(Pod::Wordlist::hanekomu)
+BuildRequires:  perl(Test::CPAN::Meta)
+BuildRequires:  perl(Test::Perl::Critic)
+BuildRequires:  perl(Test::Pod)
+BuildRequires:  perl(Test::Pod::Coverage)
+BuildRequires:  perl(Test::Portability::Files)
+BuildRequires:  perl(Test::Requires)
+BuildRequires:  perl(Test::Spelling) aspell-en
+BuildRequires:  perl(Test::Version)
+
 Requires:       perl(:MODULE_COMPAT_%(eval "`%{__perl} -V:version`"; echo $version))
 
 # CPAN-Meta-Requirements was split from CPAN-Meta
@@ -43,7 +56,7 @@ find %{buildroot} -type f -name .packlist -exec rm -f {} \;
 %{_fixperms} %{buildroot}/*
 
 %check
-make test
+make test TEST_FILES="t/*.t xt/*/*.t"
 
 %files
 %doc Changes LICENSE perlcritic.rc README README.PATCHING
@@ -53,6 +66,7 @@ make test
 %changelog
 * Mon Apr 02 2012 Iain Arnell <iarnell@gmail.com> 2.121-2
 - clean up spec following review
+- run release/author tests too
 
 * Sun Apr 01 2012 Iain Arnell <iarnell@gmail.com> 2.121-1
 - Specfile autogenerated by cpanspec 1.79.