diff --git a/.busted b/.busted
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..61d98b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.busted
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+return {
+  _all = {
+    coverage = false,
+    lpath = "lua/?.lua;lua/?/init.lua",
+    lua = "~/.luarocks/bin/nlua",
+  },
+  default = {
+    verbose = true
+  },
+  tests = {
+    verbose = true
+  },
+}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 0217cfa..d9a65a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   pull_request: ~
   push:
     branches:
-      - master
+      - main
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -22,18 +22,21 @@ jobs:
         with:
           path: _neovim
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-x64-${{ hashFiles('todays-date') }}
-
-      - name: Prepare plenary
-        run: |
-          git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nvim-lua/plenary.nvim ~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/vendor/start/plenary.nvim
-          ln -s "$(pwd)" ~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/vendor/start
-
       - name: Setup neovim
         uses: rhysd/action-setup-vim@v1
         with:
           neovim: true
           version: ${{ matrix.neovim_version }}
 
+      - name: Setup Lua
+        uses: leso-kn/gh-actions-lua@master
+        with:
+          luaVersion: "5.1"
+
+      - name: Setup Luarocks
+        uses: hishamhm/gh-actions-luarocks@master
+        with:
+          luarocksVersion: "3.11.0"
+
       - name: Run tests
-        run: |
-          nvim --headless --noplugin -u tests/minimal.vim -c "PlenaryBustedDirectory tests/ {minimal_init = 'tests/minimal.vim'}"
+        run: luarocks test --local
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d14386a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/luarocks
+/lua_modules
+/.luarocks
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0a3e5bf..a8ec610 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ This repository is a template for Neovim plugins written in Lua.
 The intention is that you use this template to create a new repository where you then adapt this readme and add your plugin code.
 The template includes the following:
 
-- GitHub workflows to run linters and tests
-- Packaging of tagged releases and upload to [LuaRocks](https://luarocks.org/)
-  if a [`LUAROCKS_API_KEY`](https://luarocks.org/settings/api-keys) is added
-  to the [GitHub Actions secrets](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/security-guides/encrypted-secrets#creating-encrypted-secrets-for-a-repository)
-- Minimal test setup
+- GitHub workflows and configurations to run linters and tests
+- Packaging of tagged releases and upload to [LuaRocks][luarocks]
+  if a [`LUAROCKS_API_KEY`][luarocks-api-key] is added
+  to the [GitHub Actions secrets][gh-actions-secrets]
+- Minimal test setup:
+  - A `scm` [rockspec][rockspec-format], `nvim-lua-plugin-scm-1.rockspec`
+  - A `.busted` file
 - EditorConfig
 - A .luacheckrc
 
@@ -22,6 +24,11 @@ To get started writing a Lua plugin, I recommend reading `:help lua-guide` and
 Anything that the majority of plugin authors will want to have is in scope of
 this starter template. Anything that is controversial is out-of-scope.
 
+## Usage
+
+- Click [Use this template][use-this-template]. Do not fork.
+- Rename `nvim-lua-plugin-scm-1.rockspec` and change the `package` name
+  to the name of your plugin.
 
 ## Template License
 
@@ -41,19 +48,36 @@ The remainder of the README is text that can be preserved in your plugin:
 ### Run tests
 
 
-Running tests requires [plenary.nvim][plenary] to be checked out in the parent directory of *this* repository.
+Running tests requires either
+
+- [luarocks][luarocks]
+- or [busted][busted] and [nlua][nlua]
+
+to be installed[^1].
+
+[^1]: The test suite assumes that `nlua` has been installed
+      using luarocks into `~/.luarocks/bin/`.
+
 You can then run:
 
 ```bash
-nvim --headless --noplugin -u tests/minimal.vim -c "PlenaryBustedDirectory tests/ {minimal_init = 'tests/minimal.vim'}"
+luarocks test --local
+# or
+busted
 ```
 
 Or if you want to run a single test file:
 
 ```bash
-nvim --headless --noplugin -u tests/minimal.vim -c "PlenaryBustedDirectory tests/path_to_file.lua {minimal_init = 'tests/minimal.vim'}"
+luarocks test spec/path_to_file.lua --local
+# or
+busted spec/path_to_file.lua
 ```
 
-
-[nvim-lua-guide]: https://github.com/nanotee/nvim-lua-guide
-[plenary]: https://github.com/nvim-lua/plenary.nvim
+[rockspec-format]: https://github.com/luarocks/luarocks/wiki/Rockspec-format
+[luarocks]: https://luarocks.org
+[luarocks-api-key]: https://luarocks.org/settings/api-keys
+[gh-actions-secrets]: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/security-guides/encrypted-secrets#creating-encrypted-secrets-for-a-repository
+[busted]: https://lunarmodules.github.io/busted/
+[nlua]: https://github.com/mfussenegger/nlua
+[use-this-template]: https://github.com/new?template_name=nvim-lua-plugin-template&template_owner=nvim-lua
diff --git a/nvim-lua-plugin-scm-1.rockspec b/nvim-lua-plugin-scm-1.rockspec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94689e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nvim-lua-plugin-scm-1.rockspec
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+rockspec_format = '3.0'
+-- TODO: Rename this file and set the package
+package = "nvim-lua-plugin"
+version = "scm-1"
+source = {
+  -- TODO: Update this URL
+  url = "git+https://github.com/nvim-lua/nvim-lua-plugin-template"
+}
+dependencies = {
+  -- Add runtime dependencies here
+  -- e.g. "plenary.nvim",
+}
+test_dependencies = {
+  "nlua"
+}
+build = {
+  type = "builtin",
+  copy_directories = {
+    -- Add runtimepath directories, like
+    -- 'plugin', 'ftplugin', 'doc'
+    -- here. DO NOT add 'lua' or 'lib'.
+  },
+}
diff --git a/tests/example_spec.lua b/spec/example_spec.lua
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/example_spec.lua
rename to spec/example_spec.lua
diff --git a/tests/minimal.vim b/tests/minimal.vim
deleted file mode 100644
index 7547e39..0000000
--- a/tests/minimal.vim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-set rtp+=.
-set rtp+=../plenary.nvim
-runtime! plugin/plenary.vim