diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9762a466b1..1a8cb1d710 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,9 +20,13 @@ add_library(api INTERFACE)
 target_include_directories(api INTERFACE "include/client")
 
 # src
+if(${BUILD_TEST})
+    include(CTest)
+    enable_testing()
+endif(${BUILD_TEST})
 add_subdirectory(source)
 
 # docs 
 add_subdirectory(docs)
 
-# tests (TODO)
+# tests (TODO)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/impl/test/CMakeLists.txt b/source/dnode/vnode/impl/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 83506a4fde..e1226331e9 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/impl/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/impl/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,9 @@ target_sources(vnodeApiTests
     PRIVATE
     "vnodeApiTests.cpp"
 )
-target_link_libraries(vnodeApiTests vnode gtest gtest_main)
\ No newline at end of file
+target_link_libraries(vnodeApiTests vnode gtest gtest_main)
+
+add_test(
+    NAME vnode_api_tests 
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/vnodeApiTests
+    )
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/impl/test/vnodeApiTests.cpp b/source/dnode/vnode/impl/test/vnodeApiTests.cpp
index df784181b7..ac2ccbc132 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/impl/test/vnodeApiTests.cpp
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/impl/test/vnodeApiTests.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+/**
+ * @file vnodeApiTests.cpp
+ * @author hzcheng (hzcheng@taosdata.com)
+ * @brief VNODE module API tests
+ * @version 0.1
+ * @date 2021-12-13
+ *
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2021
+ *
+ */
+
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <iostream>