A method, system and computer program product for serializing a templated markup language representation of test artifacts is provided. The method includes selecting a template of a test plan through a graphical user interface of a test plan markup generation module executing in memory by a processor of a host computer. The method also includes extracting a table of contents from the selected template such that the table of contents includes at least one reference to at least one test case. Finally, the method includes transforming at least one portion of the table of contents including the at least one test case into a markup language representation of the selected template of the test plan.