diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index 63f462a..8751332 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ nox.options.reuse_venv = "no"
 nox.options.sessions = (  # run by default when invoking `nox` on the CLI
     "format",
     "lint",
+    "test-docstrings",
     f"test-{MAIN_PYTHON}",
 )
 nox.options.stop_on_first_error = True
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ def test(session: nox.Session) -> None:
         "pytest",
         "pytest-cov",
         "semver",
+        "xdoctest",
     )
 
     args = session.posargs or (
@@ -167,6 +169,16 @@ def test(session: nox.Session) -> None:
     session.run("pytest", *args)
 
 
+@nox_session(name="test-docstrings", python=MAIN_PYTHON)
+def test_docstrings(session: nox.Session) -> None:
+    """Test docstrings with `xdoctest`."""
+    start(session)
+    install_pinned(session, "xdoctest[colors]")
+
+    session.run("xdoctest", "--version")
+    session.run("xdoctest", "src/lalib")
+
+
 def start(session: nox.Session) -> None:
     """Show generic info about a session."""
     if session.posargs:
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index accb356..6438f42 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -1014,7 +1014,38 @@ files = [
     {file = "typing_extensions-4.12.2.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:1a7ead55c7e559dd4dee8856e3a88b41225abfe1ce8df57b7c13915fe121ffb8"},
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "xdoctest"
+version = "1.2.0"
+description = "A rewrite of the builtin doctest module"
+optional = false
+python-versions = ">=3.8"
+files = [
+    {file = "xdoctest-1.2.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:0f1ecf5939a687bd1fc8deefbff1743c65419cce26dff908f8b84c93fbe486bc"},
+    {file = "xdoctest-1.2.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:d8cfca6d8991e488d33f756e600d35b9fdf5efd5c3a249d644efcbbbd2ed5863"},
+]
+
+[package.dependencies]
+colorama = {version = ">=0.4.1", optional = true, markers = "platform_system == \"Windows\" and extra == \"colors\""}
+Pygments = {version = ">=2.4.1", optional = true, markers = "python_version >= \"3.5.0\" and extra == \"colors\""}
+
+[package.extras]
+all = ["IPython (>=7.23.1)", "Pygments (>=2.0.0)", "Pygments (>=2.4.1)", "attrs (>=19.2.0)", "colorama (>=0.4.1)", "debugpy (>=1.0.0)", "debugpy (>=1.3.0)", "debugpy (>=1.6.0)", "ipykernel (>=6.0.0)", "ipykernel (>=6.11.0)", "ipython-genutils (>=0.2.0)", "jedi (>=0.16)", "jinja2 (>=3.0.0)", "jupyter-client (>=7.0.0)", "jupyter-core (>=4.7.0)", "nbconvert (>=6.0.0)", "nbconvert (>=6.1.0)", "pyflakes (>=2.2.0)", "pytest (>=4.6.0)", "pytest (>=6.2.5)", "pytest-cov (>=3.0.0)", "tomli (>=0.2.0)"]
+all-strict = ["IPython (==7.23.1)", "Pygments (==2.0.0)", "Pygments (==2.4.1)", "attrs (==19.2.0)", "colorama (==0.4.1)", "debugpy (==1.0.0)", "debugpy (==1.3.0)", "debugpy (==1.6.0)", "ipykernel (==6.0.0)", "ipykernel (==6.11.0)", "ipython-genutils (==0.2.0)", "jedi (==0.16)", "jinja2 (==3.0.0)", "jupyter-client (==7.0.0)", "jupyter-core (==4.7.0)", "nbconvert (==6.0.0)", "nbconvert (==6.1.0)", "pyflakes (==2.2.0)", "pytest (==4.6.0)", "pytest (==6.2.5)", "pytest-cov (==3.0.0)", "tomli (==0.2.0)"]
+colors = ["Pygments (>=2.0.0)", "Pygments (>=2.4.1)", "colorama (>=0.4.1)"]
+colors-strict = ["Pygments (==2.0.0)", "Pygments (==2.4.1)", "colorama (==0.4.1)"]
+docs = ["Pygments (>=2.9.0)", "myst-parser (>=0.18.0)", "sphinx (>=5.0.1)", "sphinx-autoapi (>=1.8.4)", "sphinx-autobuild (>=2021.3.14)", "sphinx-reredirects (>=0.0.1)", "sphinx-rtd-theme (>=1.0.0)", "sphinxcontrib-napoleon (>=0.7)"]
+docs-strict = ["Pygments (==2.9.0)", "myst-parser (==0.18.0)", "sphinx (==5.0.1)", "sphinx-autoapi (==1.8.4)", "sphinx-autobuild (==2021.3.14)", "sphinx-reredirects (==0.0.1)", "sphinx-rtd-theme (==1.0.0)", "sphinxcontrib-napoleon (==0.7)"]
+jupyter = ["IPython (>=7.23.1)", "attrs (>=19.2.0)", "debugpy (>=1.0.0)", "debugpy (>=1.3.0)", "debugpy (>=1.6.0)", "ipykernel (>=6.0.0)", "ipykernel (>=6.11.0)", "ipython-genutils (>=0.2.0)", "jedi (>=0.16)", "jinja2 (>=3.0.0)", "jupyter-client (>=7.0.0)", "jupyter-core (>=4.7.0)", "nbconvert (>=6.0.0)", "nbconvert (>=6.1.0)"]
+jupyter-strict = ["IPython (==7.23.1)", "attrs (==19.2.0)", "debugpy (==1.0.0)", "debugpy (==1.3.0)", "debugpy (==1.6.0)", "ipykernel (==6.0.0)", "ipykernel (==6.11.0)", "ipython-genutils (==0.2.0)", "jedi (==0.16)", "jinja2 (==3.0.0)", "jupyter-client (==7.0.0)", "jupyter-core (==4.7.0)", "nbconvert (==6.0.0)", "nbconvert (==6.1.0)"]
+optional = ["IPython (>=7.23.1)", "Pygments (>=2.0.0)", "Pygments (>=2.4.1)", "attrs (>=19.2.0)", "colorama (>=0.4.1)", "debugpy (>=1.0.0)", "debugpy (>=1.3.0)", "debugpy (>=1.6.0)", "ipykernel (>=6.0.0)", "ipykernel (>=6.11.0)", "ipython-genutils (>=0.2.0)", "jedi (>=0.16)", "jinja2 (>=3.0.0)", "jupyter-client (>=7.0.0)", "jupyter-core (>=4.7.0)", "nbconvert (>=6.0.0)", "nbconvert (>=6.1.0)", "pyflakes (>=2.2.0)", "tomli (>=0.2.0)"]
+optional-strict = ["IPython (==7.23.1)", "Pygments (==2.0.0)", "Pygments (==2.4.1)", "attrs (==19.2.0)", "colorama (==0.4.1)", "debugpy (==1.0.0)", "debugpy (==1.3.0)", "debugpy (==1.6.0)", "ipykernel (==6.0.0)", "ipykernel (==6.11.0)", "ipython-genutils (==0.2.0)", "jedi (==0.16)", "jinja2 (==3.0.0)", "jupyter-client (==7.0.0)", "jupyter-core (==4.7.0)", "nbconvert (==6.0.0)", "nbconvert (==6.1.0)", "pyflakes (==2.2.0)", "tomli (==0.2.0)"]
+tests = ["pytest (>=4.6.0)", "pytest (>=6.2.5)", "pytest-cov (>=3.0.0)"]
+tests-binary = ["cmake (>=3.21.2)", "cmake (>=3.25.0)", "ninja (>=1.10.2)", "ninja (>=1.11.1)", "pybind11 (>=2.10.3)", "pybind11 (>=2.7.1)", "scikit-build (>=0.11.1)", "scikit-build (>=0.16.1)"]
+tests-binary-strict = ["cmake (==3.21.2)", "cmake (==3.25.0)", "ninja (==1.10.2)", "ninja (==1.11.1)", "pybind11 (==2.10.3)", "pybind11 (==2.7.1)", "scikit-build (==0.11.1)", "scikit-build (==0.16.1)"]
+tests-strict = ["pytest (==4.6.0)", "pytest (==6.2.5)", "pytest-cov (==3.0.0)"]
+
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
 python-versions = "^3.9"
-content-hash = "4ba46548b380fe7c34cf4ed48492253b2d3a1866f86c8d8bf569eb18829281c2"
+content-hash = "3648b3426753e3e36e575d6b08fe8ab1b5f5443dcf2d1effaed5e921cdb40933"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 762c1ec..477f59e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ pytest = "^8.3"
 pytest-cov = "^5.0"
 semver = "^3.0"  # to test the version identifier
 tomli = [ { python = "<3.11", version = "^2.0" } ]
+xdoctest = { extras = ["colors"], version = "^1.2" }
 
 [tool.poetry.urls]
 
@@ -264,6 +265,7 @@ module = [
     "pytest",
     "semver",
     "tomli",
+    "xdoctest",
 ]
 ignore_missing_imports = true
 
diff --git a/src/lalib/__init__.py b/src/lalib/__init__.py
index 53f0508..fb2c190 100644
--- a/src/lalib/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lalib/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-"""A Python library to study linear algebra."""
+"""A Python library to study linear algebra.
+
+First, verify that your installation of `lalib` works:
+>>> import lalib
+>>> lalib.__version__ != '0.0.0'
+True
+"""
 
 from importlib import metadata
 
diff --git a/tests/test_docstrings.py b/tests/test_docstrings.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4890a36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_docstrings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+"""Integrate `xdoctest` into the test suite.
+
+Ensure all code snippets in docstrings are valid and functioning code.
+
+Important: All modules with docstrings containing code snippets
+           must be put on the parameter list below by hand!
+"""
+
+import pytest
+import xdoctest
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "module",
+    [
+        "lalib",
+    ],
+)
+def test_docstrings(module):
+    """Test code snippets within the package with `xdoctest`."""
+    result = xdoctest.doctest_module(module, "all")
+
+    assert result["n_failed"] == 0