# cargo-nextest
[](https://crates.io/crates/cargo-nextest)
[](https://docs.rs/cargo-nextest/)
[](https://nexte.st/rustdoc/cargo_nextest)
[](https://nexte.st/CHANGELOG)
[](LICENSE-APACHE)
[](LICENSE-MIT)
cargo-nextest is a next-generation test runner for Rust.
For documentation and usage, see [the nextest site](https://nexte.st).
## Installation
To install nextest binaries (quicker), see [_Pre-built
binaries_](https://nexte.st/docs/installation/pre-built-binaries).
To install from source, run:
```sh
cargo install --locked cargo-nextest
```
**The `--locked` flag is required.** Builds without `--locked` are not
guaranteed to work.
## Minimum supported Rust versions
Nextest has two minimum supported Rust versions (MSRVs): one for _building_
nextest itself, and one for _running tests_ with `cargo nextest run`.
For more information about the MSRVs and the stability policy around them,
see [_Minimum supported Rust
versions_](https://nexte.st/docs/stability/#minimum-supported-rust-versions)
on the nextest site.
## Contributing
See the [CONTRIBUTING](../CONTRIBUTING.md) file for how to help out.
## License
This project is available under the terms of either the [Apache 2.0 license](../LICENSE-APACHE) or
the [MIT license](../LICENSE-MIT).