diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
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@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@ Lua Date and Time module for Lua 5.x.
   
 ##Changes:
 
+- v2.1.1 fix for '>=' operator, initial setup of test suite
 - v2.1 Lua 5.2 support. Global 'date' will no longer be set.
 - v2.0 original by Jas Latrix
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diff --git a/date-2.1.0-1.rockspec b/date-2.1.0-2.rockspec
similarity index 100%
rename from date-2.1.0-1.rockspec
rename to date-2.1.0-2.rockspec
diff --git a/spec/date_spec.lua b/spec/date_spec.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72f57d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/date_spec.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+local date = require("date")
+
+describe("Testing the 'date' module", function()
+
+  it("Tests date equality", function()
+    local a = date("20131230 00:57:04")
+    assert(a:getyear()    == 2013)
+    assert(a:getmonth()   == 12)
+    assert(a:getday()     == 30)
+    assert(a:gethours()   == 0)
+    assert(a:getminutes() == 57)
+    assert(a:getseconds() == 04)
+    local b = date("20131230 01:00:00")
+    local c = date("20131230 00:57:04")  -- same as a
+    assert(a < b)
+    assert(a <= b)
+    assert(not (a > b))
+    assert(not (a >= b))
+    assert(a == c)
+    assert(a <= c)
+    assert(a >= c)
+  end)
+
+end)