diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index ba88a7c..0a62022 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
         - openstack-tox-linters
         - k8sapp-auditd-tox-py27
         - k8sapp-auditd-tox-py36
+        - k8sapp-auditd-tox-py39
         - k8sapp-auditd-tox-flake8
         - k8sapp-auditd-tox-pylint
         - k8sapp-auditd-tox-bandit
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@
         - openstack-tox-linters
         - k8sapp-auditd-tox-py27
         - k8sapp-auditd-tox-py36
+        - k8sapp-auditd-tox-py39
         - k8sapp-auditd-tox-flake8
         - k8sapp-auditd-tox-pylint
         - k8sapp-auditd-tox-bandit
@@ -33,6 +35,25 @@
     vars:
       tox_envlist: py27
       tox_extra_args: -c python-k8sapp-auditd/k8sapp_auditd/tox.ini
+
+- job:
+    name: k8sapp-auditd-tox-py39
+    parent: tox-py39
+    description: |
+            Run py39 test for k8sapp_auditd
+    nodeset: debian-bullseye
+    required-projects:
+      - starlingx/config
+      - starlingx/fault
+      - starlingx/update
+      - starlingx/utilities
+    files:
+      - python-k8sapp-auditd/*
+    vars:
+      tox_envlist: py39
+      python_version: 3.9
+      tox_extra_args: -c python-k8sapp-auditd/k8sapp_auditd/tox.ini
+
 - job:
     name: k8sapp-auditd-tox-py36
     parent: tox
diff --git a/bindep.txt b/bindep.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ffe69f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindep.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# This is a cross-platform list tracking distribution packages needed for install and tests;
+# see https://docs.openstack.org/infra/bindep/ for additional information.
+
+libffi-dev [platform:dpkg]
+libldap2-dev [platform:dpkg]
+libxml2-dev [platform:dpkg]
+libxslt1-dev [platform:dpkg]
+libsasl2-dev [platform:dpkg]
+libffi-devel [platform:rpm]
+python3-all-dev [platform:dpkg]
diff --git a/python-k8sapp-auditd/k8sapp_auditd/tox.ini b/python-k8sapp-auditd/k8sapp_auditd/tox.ini
index 9e870d8..de8db7d 100644
--- a/python-k8sapp-auditd/k8sapp_auditd/tox.ini
+++ b/python-k8sapp-auditd/k8sapp_auditd/tox.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tox]
-envlist = flake8,py27,py36,pylint,bandit
+envlist = flake8,py27,py36,py39,pylint,bandit
 minversion = 1.6
 # skipsdist = True
 #,pip-missing-reqs
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ stxdir = {toxinidir}/../../..
 distshare={toxworkdir}/.tox/distshare
 
 [testenv]
-# usedevelop = True
 # enabling usedevelop results in  py27 develop-inst:
 # Exception: Versioning for this project requires either an sdist tarball,
 # or access to an upstream git repository.
 # Note. site-packages is true and rpm-python must be yum installed on your dev machine.
-sitepackages = True
+usedevelop = True
+sitepackages = False
 basepython = python3
 
 # tox is silly... these need to be separated by a newline....
@@ -83,6 +83,19 @@ commands =
   stestr run {posargs}
   stestr slowest
 
+[testenv:py39]
+basepython = python3.9
+install_command = pip install --use-deprecated legacy-resolver \
+    -v -v -v \
+    -c{toxinidir}/upper-constraints.txt \
+    -c{env:UPPER_CONSTRAINTS_FILE:https://opendev.org/starlingx/root/raw/branch/master/build-tools/requirements/debian/upper-constraints.txt} \
+    {opts} {packages}
+commands =
+  {[testenv]commands}
+  stestr run {posargs}
+  stestr slowest
+
+
 [testenv:pep8]
 # testenv:flake8 clone
 basepython = python3