diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e792c215..ed141488 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 ### Changed
 
 - **Test suite cleanup**: Removed stale VCR cassettes, dead fixtures, orphaned directories, and redundant tests. Strengthened weak assertions across search, context enhancement, and converter tests. Relocated misplaced `SearchResult._get_primary_label` test to `test_search.py`
+- **Parallel test execution**: Added `pytest-xdist` and enabled parallel test runs by default (`-n auto`), reducing test suite time from ~3.5 min to ~2 min
 
 ## [0.33.0] - 2026-03-04
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 14ea15de..d0257101 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ dev = [
     "pytest-asyncio>=1.3.0",
     "pytest-cov>=7.0.0",
     "pytest-recording>=0.13.4",
+    "pytest-xdist>=3.0",
     "ruff>=0.14.13",
 ]
 
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ python = ".venv"
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 asyncio_default_fixture_loop_scope = "session"
 asyncio_mode = "auto"
+addopts = "-n auto"
 testpaths = ["tests"]
 norecursedirs = ["examples", "docs", "evaluations", ".git", ".venv"]
 markers = [
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 3bc8c434..54739962 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
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+]
+
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 version = "2.2.1"
@@ -1365,6 +1374,7 @@ dev = [
     { name = "pytest-asyncio" },
     { name = "pytest-cov" },
     { name = "pytest-recording" },
+    { name = "pytest-xdist" },
     { name = "ruff" },
     { name = "ty" },
 ]
@@ -1391,6 +1401,7 @@ dev = [
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     { name = "pytest-cov", specifier = ">=7.0.0" },
     { name = "pytest-recording", specifier = ">=0.13.4" },
+    { name = "pytest-xdist", specifier = ">=3.0" },
     { name = "ruff", specifier = ">=0.14.13" },
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+version = "3.8.0"
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 version = "2.9.0.post0"