diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
index d3cb464bf8cc..df9191b0807e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.19.2
         env:
           CIBW_ARCHS_LINUX: aarch64
+          CIBW_TEST_COMMAND: cp -r {project}/test . && QISKIT_PARALLEL=FALSE stestr --test-path test/python run --abbreviate -n test.python.compiler.test_transpiler
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: wheels-${{ matrix.os }}-aarch64
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 689bf473e2f7..7daa9719d560 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -146,12 +146,12 @@ manylinux-x86_64-image = "manylinux2014"
 manylinux-i686-image = "manylinux2014"
 skip = "pp* cp36-* cp37-* cp38-* *musllinux* *win32 *i686 cp38-macosx_arm64"
 test-skip = "*win32 *linux_i686"
-test-command = "python {project}/examples/python/stochastic_swap.py"
+test-command = "cp -r {project}/test . && QISKIT_PARALLEL=FALSE stestr --test-path test/python run --abbreviate"
 # We need to use pre-built versions of Numpy and Scipy in the tests; they have a
 # tendency to crash if they're installed from source by `pip install`, and since
 # Numpy 1.22 there are no i686 wheels, so we force pip to use older ones without
 # restricting any dependencies that Numpy and Scipy might have.
-before-test = "pip install --only-binary=numpy,scipy numpy scipy"
+before-test = "pip install --prefer-binary --only-binary=numpy,scipy numpy scipy -c constraints.txt -r requirements-dev.txt"
 # Some jobs locally override the before-build and environment configuration if a
 # specific job override is needed. For example tier 1 platforms locally override
 # the before-build and environment configuration to enable PGO,
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ environment = "MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.12"
 repair-wheel-command = "delocate-wheel --require-archs {delocate_archs} -w {dest_dir} -v {wheel} && pipx run abi3audit --strict --report {wheel}"
 
 [tool.cibuildwheel.windows]
+test-command = "cp -r {project}/test . && stestr --test-path test/python run --abbreviate"
 repair-wheel-command = "cp {wheel} {dest_dir}/. && pipx run abi3audit --strict --report {wheel}"
 
 [tool.ruff]