diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 952f34b..143a712 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: install test dependencies
+        run: sudo apt-get install libtest-warnings-perl
       - name: autogen
         run: ./autogen
       - name: configure
@@ -24,6 +26,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-16.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: install test dependencies
+        run: sudo apt-get install libtest-warnings-perl
       - name: autogen
         run: ./autogen
       - name: configure
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 569863d..7418506 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ To add a new test script:
 
      ```perl
      use Test::More;
-     eval { require 'ddclient'; ddclient->import(); 1; } or die($@);
+     # Your test dependencies go here.
+
+     SKIP: { eval { require Test::Warnings; } or skip($@, 1); }
+     eval { require 'ddclient'; } or BAIL_OUT($@);
 
      # Your tests go here.
 
@@ -81,7 +84,7 @@ To add a new test script:
      module is not available. For example:
 
      ```perl
-     eval { require Foo::Bar; Foo::Bar->import(); 1 } or plan(skip_all => $@);
+     eval { require Foo::Bar; } or plan(skip_all => $@);
      ```
 
 ## Compatibility
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b979141..30e8019 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ m4_foreach_w([_m], [
   ], [AX_PROG_PERL_MODULES([_m], [],
          [AC_MSG_ERROR([missing required Perl module _m])])])
 
-# Perl modules required for tests. Only prints a warning.
+# Perl modules required for tests. Only prints a warning if not
+# installed.
 m4_foreach_w([_m], [
+    Test::Warnings
   ], [AX_PROG_PERL_MODULES([_m], [],
          [AC_MSG_WARN([some tests may be skipped due to missing module _m])])])
 
diff --git a/t/version.pl.in b/t/version.pl.in
index e3ad892..42b1bb0 100644
--- a/t/version.pl.in
+++ b/t/version.pl.in
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use Test::More;
 use version;
 
-eval { require 'ddclient'; ddclient->import(); 1; } or die($@);
+SKIP: { eval { require Test::Warnings; } or skip($@, 1); }
+eval { require 'ddclient'; } or BAIL_OUT($@);
 
 is(ddclient->VERSION(), version->parse('v@PACKAGE_VERSION@'), "version matches Autoconf config");