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index 9140190..0f6c14f 100644
--- a/python/setup.py
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                 'idsse.testing.data_access.data_cache',
                 'idsse.testing.data_access.mrms_aws_grib',
                 'idsse.testing.data_access.nbm_aws_grib',
+                'idsse.testing.data_access.validation',
                 'idsse.testing.event_portfolios',
+                'idsse.testing.idsse_common',
                 'idsse.testing.ims_request',
                 'idsse.testing.ims_response',
                 'idsse.testing.ims_service',
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-                  ('idsse.testing.data_access.nbm_aws_grib', package_files('idsse/testing/data_access/nbm_aws_grib'))],
+                  ('idsse.testing.data_access.nbm_aws_grib', package_files('idsse/testing/data_access/nbm_aws_grib')),
+                  ('idsse.testing.data_access.validation', package_files('idsse/testing/data_access/validation'))],
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       package_data={'':['*.csv', '*.json', '*.nc', '*.grib2*']},
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