diff --git a/descriptor-packages/mk/dirs.mk b/descriptor-packages/mk/dirs.mk
index 85a05e5..8e9ceda 100644
--- a/descriptor-packages/mk/dirs.mk
+++ b/descriptor-packages/mk/dirs.mk
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #
 
 SUBDIRS_CLEAN = $(addsuffix .clean, $(SUBDIRS))
+SUBDIRS_TEST = $(addsuffix .test, $(SUBDIRS))
 
 .PHONY: $(SUBDIRS) $(SUBDIRS_CLEAN) clean
 
@@ -22,8 +23,13 @@
 
 clean: $(SUBDIRS_CLEAN)
 
+test: $(SUBDIRS_TEST)
+
 $(SUBDIRS_CLEAN): %.clean:
 	@$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $* clean
 
+$(SUBDIRS_TEST): %.test:
+	@$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $* test
+
 $(SUBDIRS):
 	@$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $@
diff --git a/descriptor-packages/mk/pkg.mk b/descriptor-packages/mk/pkg.mk
index 9c623c4..eb9711f 100644
--- a/descriptor-packages/mk/pkg.mk
+++ b/descriptor-packages/mk/pkg.mk
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 GEN_VNFD_PKG := $(TOOLS_DIR)/gen_vnfd_pkg.sh
 GEN_NSD_PKG  := $(TOOLS_DIR)/gen_nsd_pkg.sh
 GEN_PKG      := $(TOOLS_DIR)/generate_descriptor_pkg.sh
+TEST_PKG     := $(TOOLS_DIR)/upgrade_descriptor_version.py
 BUILD_VNFD   := $(shell readlink -f .|sed -e 's/\/.*descriptor-packages//' | grep vnfd)
 
 DEP_FILES = $(wildcard src/*)
@@ -73,4 +74,9 @@
 	$(Q)rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR)
 	$(Q)rm -rf $(CHARM_BUILD_DIR)
 
+test:
+	$(Q)echo -n testing $(shell readlink -f src/*.yaml)  "             " 
+	$(Q)$(TEST_PKG) --test src/*.yaml
+	$(Q)echo OK
+        
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := all