diff --git a/cmd/version_test.go b/cmd/version_test.go
index c623234..71903eb 100644
--- a/cmd/version_test.go
+++ b/cmd/version_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestNixFlake_GosrcVersionStringEquivalence(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
 	want := GetShortVersion()
 
 	fData, err := os.ReadFile("../flake.nix")
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ func TestNixFlake_GosrcVersionStringEquivalence(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestVersionStringFormat(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
 	v := version
 	// this expression matches the format of "vX.Y.Z" where {X,Y,Z} are digits
 	// (such as 0 or 123)