diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 69a816b..315853a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -22,5 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         version: ${{ matrix.emacs_version }}
     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
-    - name: Run a one-line script
-      run: echo Hello, world!
+    - name: Install taskwarrior package
+      run: sudo apt-get install -y taskwarrior
+    - name: Run ERT test suite
+      run: make test
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c2a8832..a59aa95 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-.task
\ No newline at end of file
+.task
+dash.el
+transient.el
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 98c3334..457d278 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
-.PHONY: test-data
 
+.PHONY: test-data
 test-data: ## Generate some example tasks
 	for n in $$(seq 10); do task add "Example task $${n}"; done
+
+.PHONY: test
+test: fetch-deps ## Run ERT test suite
+	emacs -batch -l dash.el -l transient.el  -l taskwarrior.el -l taskwarrior-test.el -f ert-run-tests-batch-and-exit
+
+.PHONY: fetch-deps
+fetch-deps: ## Fetch required dependencies
+	curl -fsSkL --retry 9 --retry-delay 9 -O "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/magit/transient/master/lisp/transient.el"
+	curl -fsSkL --retry 9 --retry-delay 9 -O "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/magnars/dash.el/master/dash.el"
diff --git a/taskwarrior-test.el b/taskwarrior-test.el
index 3c0b3d8..d03ff30 100644
--- a/taskwarrior-test.el
+++ b/taskwarrior-test.el
@@ -2,18 +2,16 @@
 
 ;;; Commentary:
 
-;; Run standalone with this,
-;;   emacs -batch -L . -l taskwarrior-test.el -f ert-run-tests-batch
+;; Run through make target `m̀ake test`
 
 ;;; Code:
 
 (require 'ert)
 
-
 (ert-deftest taskwarrior-add-task-test ()
   "Ensure that special characters such as quotes and parens are properly escaped when adding new tasks"
   (let* ((task-id (taskwarrior--add "project:ert +emacs \"Write test suite for taskwarrior.el (using ERT)\""))
 	 (task (taskwarrior-export-task task-id)))
     (should (string= (alist-get 'project task) "ert"))
     (should (string= (aref (alist-get 'tags task) 0) "emacs"))
-    (should (string= (alist-get 'description task) "Write test suite for taskwarrior.el (using ERT)")))
+    (should (string= (alist-get 'description task) "Write test suite for taskwarrior.el (using ERT)"))))
diff --git a/taskwarrior.el b/taskwarrior.el
index 7d0629e..6cce5f0 100644
--- a/taskwarrior.el
+++ b/taskwarrior.el
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 ;; TODO: Restore position after taskwarrior-update-buffer is called
 
 (require 'json)
+(require 'dash)
+(require 'transient)
 
 (defgroup taskwarrior nil "An emacs frontend to taskwarrior.")