diff --git a/src/main/groovy/nu/studer/gradle/jooq/JooqPlugin.java b/src/main/groovy/nu/studer/gradle/jooq/JooqPlugin.java
index f5e7d39a..aab695e9 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/nu/studer/gradle/jooq/JooqPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/groovy/nu/studer/gradle/jooq/JooqPlugin.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public void apply(Project project) {
         JooqExtension jooqExtension = project.getExtensions().create("jooq", JooqExtension.class);
 
         // create configuration for the runtime classpath of the jooq code generator (shared by all jooq configuration domain objects)
-        final Configuration runtimeConfiguration = createJooqGeneratorRuntimeConfiguration(project);
+        final Configuration runtimeConfiguration = createJooqGeneratorRuntimeConfiguration(project, jooqExtension);
 
         // create a jooq task for each jooq configuration domain object
         jooqExtension.getConfigurations().configureEach(config -> {
@@ -80,10 +80,11 @@ private SourceSetContainer getSourceSetsDeprecated(Project project) {
      * Adds the configuration that holds the classpath to use for invoking jOOQ. Users can add their JDBC driver and any generator extensions they might have. Explicitly add JAXB
      * dependencies since they have been removed from JDK 9 and higher. Explicitly add Activation dependency since it has been removed from JDK 11 and higher.
      */
-    private static Configuration createJooqGeneratorRuntimeConfiguration(Project project) {
+    private static Configuration createJooqGeneratorRuntimeConfiguration(Project project, JooqExtension jooqExtension) {
         Configuration jooqGeneratorRuntime = project.getConfigurations().create("jooqGenerator");
         jooqGeneratorRuntime.setDescription("The classpath used to invoke the jOOQ code generator. Add your JDBC driver, generator extensions, and additional dependencies here.");
-        project.getDependencies().add(jooqGeneratorRuntime.getName(), "org.jooq:jooq-codegen");
+        project.getDependencies().addProvider(jooqGeneratorRuntime.getName(),
+                jooqExtension.getEdition().map(e -> e.getGroupId() + ":jooq-codegen").flatMap(ga -> jooqExtension.getVersion().map(v -> ga + ":" + v)));
         return jooqGeneratorRuntime;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/nu/studer/gradle/jooq/JooqFuncTest.groovy b/src/test/groovy/nu/studer/gradle/jooq/JooqFuncTest.groovy
index 6b33a916..c25b1134 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/nu/studer/gradle/jooq/JooqFuncTest.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/nu/studer/gradle/jooq/JooqFuncTest.groovy
@@ -235,14 +235,14 @@ afterEvaluate {
         def result = runWithArguments('dependencies', '--configuration', 'jooqGenerator')
 
         then:
-        result.output.contains('org.jooq:jooq-codegen -> 3.19.1')
+        result.output.contains('org.jooq:jooq-codegen:3.19.1')
         result.output.contains('org.jooq:jooq:3.19.1')
 
         when:
         result = runWithArguments('dependencies', '--configuration', 'compileClasspath')
 
         then:
-        !result.output.contains('org.jooq:jooq-codegen -> 3.19.1')
+        !result.output.contains('org.jooq:jooq-codegen:3.19.1')
         result.output.contains('org.jooq:jooq:3.19.1')
     }
 
@@ -254,14 +254,14 @@ afterEvaluate {
         def result = runWithArguments('dependencies', '--configuration', 'jooqGenerator')
 
         then:
-        result.output.contains('org.jooq:jooq-codegen -> 3.16.1')
+        result.output.contains('org.jooq:jooq-codegen:3.16.1')
         result.output.contains('org.jooq:jooq:3.16.1')
 
         when:
         result = runWithArguments('dependencies', '--configuration', 'compileClasspath')
 
         then:
-        !result.output.contains('org.jooq:jooq-codegen -> 3.16.1')
+        !result.output.contains('org.jooq:jooq-codegen:3.16.1')
         result.output.contains('org.jooq:jooq:3.16.1')
     }
 
@@ -276,14 +276,14 @@ jooq.version = '3.17.1'
         def result = runWithArguments('dependencies', '--configuration', 'jooqGenerator')
 
         then:
-        result.output.contains('org.jooq:jooq-codegen -> 3.17.1')
+        result.output.contains('org.jooq:jooq-codegen:3.17.1')
         result.output.contains('org.jooq:jooq:3.17.1')
 
         when:
         result = runWithArguments('dependencies', '--configuration', 'compileClasspath')
 
         then:
-        !result.output.contains('org.jooq:jooq-codegen -> 3.17.1')
+        !result.output.contains('org.jooq:jooq-codegen:3.17.1')
         result.output.contains('org.jooq:jooq:3.17.1')
     }
 
@@ -295,14 +295,14 @@ jooq.version = '3.17.1'
         def result = runWithArguments('dependencies', '--configuration', 'jooqGenerator')
 
         then: // resolution (incl. transitive dependencies) fails since the trial artifact is not in a public repository
-        result.output.contains('org.jooq:jooq-codegen -> org.jooq.trial:jooq-codegen:3.19.1 FAILED')
+        result.output.contains('org.jooq.trial:jooq-codegen:3.19.1 FAILED')
         !result.output.contains('org.jooq.trial:jooq:3.19.1')
 
         when:
         result = runWithArguments('dependencies', '--configuration', 'compileClasspath')
 
         then:
-        !result.output.contains('org.jooq:jooq-codegen -> org.jooq.trial:jooq-codegen:3.19.1')
+        !result.output.contains('org.jooq.trial:jooq-codegen:3.19.1')
         result.output.contains('org.jooq.trial:jooq:3.19.1 FAILED')
     }
 
@@ -316,14 +316,14 @@ jooq.edition = nu.studer.gradle.jooq.JooqEdition.PRO
         def result = runWithArguments('dependencies', '--configuration', 'jooqGenerator')
 
         then: // resolution (incl. transitive dependencies) fails since the pro artifact is not in a public repository
-        result.output.contains('org.jooq:jooq-codegen -> org.jooq.pro:jooq-codegen:3.19.1 FAILED')
+        result.output.contains('org.jooq.pro:jooq-codegen:3.19.1 FAILED')
         !result.output.contains('org.jooq.pro:jooq:3.19.1')
 
         when:
         result = runWithArguments('dependencies', '--configuration', 'compileClasspath')
 
         then:
-        !result.output.contains('org.jooq:jooq-codegen -> org.jooq.pro:jooq-codegen:3.19.1')
+        !result.output.contains('org.jooq.pro:jooq-codegen:3.19.1')
         result.output.contains('org.jooq.pro:jooq:3.19.1 FAILED')
     }