diff --git a/plugins/dependencies/src/main/kotlin/dependencies/Testing.kt b/plugins/dependencies/src/main/kotlin/dependencies/Testing.kt
index 23f988ed7..027296072 100644
--- a/plugins/dependencies/src/main/kotlin/dependencies/Testing.kt
+++ b/plugins/dependencies/src/main/kotlin/dependencies/Testing.kt
@@ -98,6 +98,13 @@ object Testing {
         )
         val extensions = Extensions
 
+        val framework = Framework
+        object Framework : IsNotADependency {
+
+            val api = module("kotest-framework-api")
+            val datatest = module("kotest-framework-datatest")
+        }
+
         @Deprecated(
             message = "Since Kotest 4.5.0 extensions have a separate lifecycle per extension",
             replaceWith = ReplaceWith("Testing.KotestExtensions")
diff --git a/plugins/dependencies/src/main/resources/refreshVersions-rules/testing-version-alias-rules.txt b/plugins/dependencies/src/main/resources/refreshVersions-rules/testing-version-alias-rules.txt
index 653c62340..91ecb4486 100644
--- a/plugins/dependencies/src/main/resources/refreshVersions-rules/testing-version-alias-rules.txt
+++ b/plugins/dependencies/src/main/resources/refreshVersions-rules/testing-version-alias-rules.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ io.kotest:*
    ^^^^^^
 
 io.kotest.extensions:kotest-extensions-*
-                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+                     ^^^^^^.^^^^^^^^^^.^
 
 org.spekframework.spek2:spek-*
                         ^^^^
diff --git a/plugins/dependencies/src/main/resources/removed-dependencies-versions-keys.txt b/plugins/dependencies/src/main/resources/removed-dependencies-versions-keys.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d0135041d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/dependencies/src/main/resources/removed-dependencies-versions-keys.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+io.kotest.extensions..kotest-extensions-allure=version.kotest-extensions
+io.kotest.extensions..kotest-extensions-embedded-kafka=version.kotest-extensions
+io.kotest.extensions..kotest-extensions-gherkin=version.kotest-extensions
+io.kotest.extensions..kotest-extensions-koin=version.kotest-extensions
+io.kotest.extensions..kotest-extensions-mockserver=version.kotest-extensions
+io.kotest.extensions..kotest-extensions-pitest=version.kotest-extensions
+io.kotest.extensions..kotest-extensions-robolectric=version.kotest-extensions
+io.kotest.extensions..kotest-extensions-spring=version.kotest-extensions
+io.kotest.extensions..kotest-extensions-testcontainers=version.kotest-extensions
+io.kotest.extensions..kotest-extensions-wiremock=version.kotest-extensions
diff --git a/plugins/dependencies/src/test/resources/bundled-dependencies-validated.txt b/plugins/dependencies/src/test/resources/bundled-dependencies-validated.txt
index 54639f14e..24fa9d1d7 100644
--- a/plugins/dependencies/src/test/resources/bundled-dependencies-validated.txt
+++ b/plugins/dependencies/src/test/resources/bundled-dependencies-validated.txt
@@ -616,6 +616,8 @@ io.kotest:kotest-extensions-koin
 io.kotest:kotest-extensions-mockserver
 io.kotest:kotest-extensions-spring
 io.kotest:kotest-extensions-testcontainers
+io.kotest:kotest-framework-api
+io.kotest:kotest-framework-datatest
 io.kotest:kotest-plugins-pitest
 io.kotest:kotest-property
 io.kotest:kotest-property-arrow
diff --git a/plugins/dependencies/src/test/resources/dependencies-mapping-validated.txt b/plugins/dependencies/src/test/resources/dependencies-mapping-validated.txt
index e08d5c9fa..9a855a58a 100644
--- a/plugins/dependencies/src/test/resources/dependencies-mapping-validated.txt
+++ b/plugins/dependencies/src/test/resources/dependencies-mapping-validated.txt
@@ -666,6 +666,8 @@ io.kotest..kotest-extensions-koin=Testing.kotest.extensions.koin
 io.kotest..kotest-extensions-mockserver=Testing.kotest.extensions.mockServer
 io.kotest..kotest-extensions-spring=Testing.kotest.extensions.spring
 io.kotest..kotest-extensions-testcontainers=Testing.kotest.extensions.testContainers
+io.kotest..kotest-framework-api=Testing.kotest.framework.api
+io.kotest..kotest-framework-datatest=Testing.kotest.framework.datatest
 io.kotest..kotest-plugins-pitest=Testing.kotest.plugins.piTest
 io.kotest..kotest-property-arrow=Testing.kotest.propertyArrow
 io.kotest..kotest-property=Testing.kotest.property
diff --git a/plugins/dependencies/src/test/resources/dependencies-versions-key-validated.txt b/plugins/dependencies/src/test/resources/dependencies-versions-key-validated.txt
index b36929c23..8fffd8ac4 100644
--- a/plugins/dependencies/src/test/resources/dependencies-versions-key-validated.txt
+++ b/plugins/dependencies/src/test/resources/dependencies-versions-key-validated.txt
@@ -606,21 +606,23 @@ io.kotest..kotest-extensions-koin=version.kotest
 io.kotest..kotest-extensions-mockserver=version.kotest
 io.kotest..kotest-extensions-spring=version.kotest
 io.kotest..kotest-extensions-testcontainers=version.kotest
+io.kotest..kotest-framework-api=version.kotest
+io.kotest..kotest-framework-datatest=version.kotest
 io.kotest..kotest-plugins-pitest=version.kotest
 io.kotest..kotest-property-arrow=version.kotest
 io.kotest..kotest-property=version.kotest
 io.kotest..kotest-runner-junit4=version.kotest
 io.kotest..kotest-runner-junit5=version.kotest
-io.kotest.extensions..kotest-extensions-allure=version.kotest-extensions
-io.kotest.extensions..kotest-extensions-embedded-kafka=version.kotest-extensions
-io.kotest.extensions..kotest-extensions-gherkin=version.kotest-extensions
-io.kotest.extensions..kotest-extensions-koin=version.kotest-extensions
-io.kotest.extensions..kotest-extensions-mockserver=version.kotest-extensions
-io.kotest.extensions..kotest-extensions-pitest=version.kotest-extensions
-io.kotest.extensions..kotest-extensions-robolectric=version.kotest-extensions
-io.kotest.extensions..kotest-extensions-spring=version.kotest-extensions
-io.kotest.extensions..kotest-extensions-testcontainers=version.kotest-extensions
-io.kotest.extensions..kotest-extensions-wiremock=version.kotest-extensions
+io.kotest.extensions..kotest-extensions-allure=version.kotest.extensions.allure
+io.kotest.extensions..kotest-extensions-embedded-kafka=version.kotest.extensions.embedded-kafka
+io.kotest.extensions..kotest-extensions-gherkin=version.kotest.extensions.gherkin
+io.kotest.extensions..kotest-extensions-koin=version.kotest.extensions.koin
+io.kotest.extensions..kotest-extensions-mockserver=version.kotest.extensions.mockserver
+io.kotest.extensions..kotest-extensions-pitest=version.kotest.extensions.pitest
+io.kotest.extensions..kotest-extensions-robolectric=version.kotest.extensions.robolectric
+io.kotest.extensions..kotest-extensions-spring=version.kotest.extensions.spring
+io.kotest.extensions..kotest-extensions-testcontainers=version.kotest.extensions.testcontainers
+io.kotest.extensions..kotest-extensions-wiremock=version.kotest.extensions.wiremock
 io.ktor..ktor-auth-jwt=version.ktor
 io.ktor..ktor-auth-ldap=version.ktor
 io.ktor..ktor-auth=version.ktor