diff --git a/rust2rpm/conf.py b/rust2rpm/conf.py
index 9b7b299..71b50b1 100644
--- a/rust2rpm/conf.py
+++ b/rust2rpm/conf.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from rust2rpm import log
 TOML_SCHEMA = {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
+        # package properties
         "package": {
             "type": "object",
             "properties": {
@@ -28,11 +29,44 @@ TOML_SCHEMA = {
                     "type": "array",
                     "items": {
                         "type": "string",
+                        "uniqueItems": True,
                     },
                 },
             },
             "additionalProperties": False,
         },
+        # configure which tests are run
+        "tests": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "run": {
+                    "type": "array",
+                    "items": {
+                        "type": "string",
+                        "enum": ["none", "all", "lib", "bin", "doc", "bins", "tests"],
+                        "uniqueItems": True,
+                    },
+                },
+                "skip": {
+                    "type": "array",
+                    "items": {
+                        "type": "string",
+                        "uniqueItems": True,
+                    },
+                },
+                "skip-exact": {
+                    "type": "boolean",
+                },
+                "comments": {
+                    "type": "array",
+                    "items": {
+                        "type": "string",
+                    },
+                },
+            },
+            "additionalProperties": False,
+            "required": ["comments"],
+        },
         # feature flags passed to cargo
         "features": {
             "type": "object",
@@ -46,6 +80,7 @@ TOML_SCHEMA = {
                     "type": "array",
                     "items": {
                         "type": "string",
+                        "uniqueItems": True,
                     },
                 },
                 # hide feature subpackages
@@ -53,6 +88,7 @@ TOML_SCHEMA = {
                     "type": "array",
                     "items": {
                         "type": "string",
+                        "uniqueItems": True,
                     },
                 },
             },
@@ -67,6 +103,7 @@ TOML_SCHEMA = {
                     "type": "array",
                     "items": {
                         "type": "string",
+                        "uniqueItems": True,
                     },
                 },
                 # additional BuildRequires gated by the "check" bconf
@@ -74,6 +111,7 @@ TOML_SCHEMA = {
                     "type": "array",
                     "items": {
                         "type": "string",
+                        "uniqueItems": True,
                     },
                 },
                 # additional Requires for the -devel subpackage
@@ -81,6 +119,7 @@ TOML_SCHEMA = {
                     "type": "array",
                     "items": {
                         "type": "string",
+                        "uniqueItems": True,
                     },
                 },
                 # additional Requires for the binary subpackage
@@ -88,6 +127,7 @@ TOML_SCHEMA = {
                     "type": "array",
                     "items": {
                         "type": "string",
+                        "uniqueItems": True,
                     },
                 },
                 # additional Requires for feature subpackages
@@ -98,6 +138,7 @@ TOML_SCHEMA = {
                             "type": "array",
                             "items": {
                                 "type": "string",
+                                "uniqueItems": True,
                             },
                         },
                     },
@@ -309,6 +350,34 @@ class TomlConf:
         else:
             return None
 
+    @property
+    def _tests(self) -> Optional[dict[str, Any]]:
+        return self._data.get("tests")
+
+    @property
+    def tests_run(self) -> Optional[list[str]]:
+        if tests := self._tests:
+            return tests.get("run")
+        return None
+
+    @property
+    def tests_skip(self) -> Optional[list[str]]:
+        if tests := self._tests:
+            return tests.get("skip")
+        return None
+
+    @property
+    def tests_skip_exact(self) -> Optional[bool]:
+        if tests := self._tests:
+            return tests.get("skip-exact")
+        return None
+
+    @property
+    def tests_comments(self) -> Optional[list[str]]:
+        if tests := self._tests:
+            return tests.get("comments")
+        return None
+
     @property
     def _features(self) -> Optional[dict]:
         return self._data.get("features")
diff --git a/rust2rpm/tests/samples/dotenvy-0.15.7.rust2rpm.toml b/rust2rpm/tests/samples/dotenvy-0.15.7.rust2rpm.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cbb4bbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust2rpm/tests/samples/dotenvy-0.15.7.rust2rpm.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[tests]
+run = ["lib", "tests"]
+comments = ["files required by doctests are not included in published crates"]
diff --git a/rust2rpm/tests/samples/reqwest-0.11.20.rust2rpm.toml b/rust2rpm/tests/samples/reqwest-0.11.20.rust2rpm.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3d6f36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust2rpm/tests/samples/reqwest-0.11.20.rust2rpm.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[tests]
+skip = [
+    "test_allowed_methods",
+    "test_badssl_modern",
+    "test_badssl_self_signed",
+]
+skip-exact = true
+comments = ["skip tests which require internet access"]
diff --git a/rust2rpm/tests/test_conf.py b/rust2rpm/tests/test_conf.py
index 5d03ce4..fcbd3a5 100644
--- a/rust2rpm/tests/test_conf.py
+++ b/rust2rpm/tests/test_conf.py
@@ -104,6 +104,23 @@ def test_ini_conf_load(
                 },
             ),
         ),
+        (
+            "dotenvy-0.15.7.rust2rpm.toml",
+            set(),
+            TomlConf(
+                {
+                    "tests": {
+                        "run": [
+                            "lib",
+                            "tests",
+                        ],
+                        "comments": [
+                            "files required by doctests are not included in published crates",
+                        ],
+                    },
+                },
+            ),
+        ),
         (
             "glib-sys-0.17.2.rust2rpm.toml",
             {"v2_58", "v2_60", "v2_62", "v2_64", "v2_66", "v2_68", "v2_70", "v2_72", "v2_74", "v2_76"},
@@ -156,6 +173,25 @@ def test_ini_conf_load(
                 },
             ),
         ),
+        (
+            "reqwest-0.11.20.rust2rpm.toml",
+            set(),
+            TomlConf(
+                {
+                    "tests": {
+                        "skip": [
+                            "test_allowed_methods",
+                            "test_badssl_modern",
+                            "test_badssl_self_signed",
+                        ],
+                        "skip-exact": True,
+                        "comments": [
+                            "skip tests which require internet access",
+                        ],
+                    },
+                },
+            ),
+        ),
     ],
 )
 def test_toml_conf_load(