diff --git a/src/finn/qnn-data/build_dataflow/dataflow_build_config.json b/src/finn/qnn-data/build_dataflow/dataflow_build_config.json
index eb141c6a856b8a69619effc78f2ff2fbdea4da91..69c6b6f314813251e708bc4780a1accdbec9900b 100644
--- a/src/finn/qnn-data/build_dataflow/dataflow_build_config.json
+++ b/src/finn/qnn-data/build_dataflow/dataflow_build_config.json
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
   "board": "Pynq-Z1",
   "standalone_thresholds": true,
   "shell_flow_type": "vivado_zynq",
+  "verify_steps": [
+    "initial_python",
+    "streamlined_python",
+    "folded_hls_cppsim",
+    "stitched_ip_rtlsim"
+  ],
   "generate_outputs": [
     "estimate_reports",
     "stitched_ip",
diff --git a/src/finn/qnn-data/build_dataflow/expected_output.npy b/src/finn/qnn-data/build_dataflow/expected_output.npy
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/src/finn/qnn-data/build_dataflow/input.npy b/src/finn/qnn-data/build_dataflow/input.npy
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/tests/util/test_build_dataflow.py b/tests/util/test_build_dataflow.py
index 670eff1275a3b4ec3d94d8dfcdb31debc0c1580d..333139682a078a343cffeb4d113e4229fd210a9f 100644
--- a/tests/util/test_build_dataflow.py
+++ b/tests/util/test_build_dataflow.py
@@ -59,3 +59,9 @@ def test_build_dataflow_directory():
     assert os.path.isfile(output_dir + "/bitfile/finn-accel.hwh")
     assert os.path.isfile(output_dir + "/report/post_synth_resources.xml")
     assert os.path.isfile(output_dir + "/report/post_route_timing.rpt")
+    # verification outputs
+    verify_out_dir = output_dir + "/verification_output"
+    assert os.path.isfile(verify_out_dir + "/verify_initial_python_SUCCESS.npy")
+    assert os.path.isfile(verify_out_dir + "/verify_streamlined_python_SUCCESS.npy")
+    assert os.path.isfile(verify_out_dir + "/verify_folded_hls_cppsim_SUCCESS.npy")
+    assert os.path.isfile(verify_out_dir + "/verify_stitched_ip_rtlsim_SUCCESS.npy")