diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e1911a9315..475d729e9e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ install-python:
 	python -m pip install -e sdk/python -U --use-deprecated=legacy-resolver
 
 test-python:
-	FEAST_TELEMETRY=False pytest --cov=./ --cov-report=xml --verbose --color=yes sdk/python/tests
+	FEAST_TELEMETRY=False pytest -n 4 --cov=./ --cov-report=xml --verbose --color=yes sdk/python/tests
 
 format-python:
 	# Sort
diff --git a/sdk/python/setup.py b/sdk/python/setup.py
index c198e4ff75..293e6804e7 100644
--- a/sdk/python/setup.py
+++ b/sdk/python/setup.py
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
     "urllib3>=1.25.4",
     "pytest==6.0.0",
     "pytest-cov",
+    "pytest-xdist",
     "pytest-lazy-fixture==0.6.3",
     "pytest-timeout==1.4.2",
     "pytest-ordering==0.6.*",