diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index 444ec2bb0..31d6b17e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Compile all code with fatal warnings for Java 11, Scala 2.13
         # Run locally with: sbt 'clean ; +Test/compile ; +It/compile'
-        run: sbt "; Test/compile; It/compile"
+        run: sbt "; Test/compile"
 
   check-docs:
     name: Check Docs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mysql-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/mysql-tests.yml
index b4f8e5aab..e1764539b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mysql-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mysql-tests.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./scripts/launch-mysql.sh
 
       - name: Run Integration tests for  ${{ matrix.name }}
-        run: sbt "It/testOnly akka.persistence.jdbc.integration.MySQL*"  ${{ matrix.extraOpts }} -J-XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -J-XX:+UseJVMCICompiler
+        run: sbt "testOnly akka.persistence.jdbc.integration.MySQL*"  ${{ matrix.extraOpts }} -J-XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -J-XX:+UseJVMCICompiler
 
       - name: Print logs on failure
         if: ${{ failure() }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/oracle-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/oracle-tests.yml
index b166cf880..00f118dd3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/oracle-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/oracle-tests.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./scripts/launch-oracle.sh
 
       - name: Run Integration tests for  ${{ matrix.name }}
-        run: sbt "It/testOnly akka.persistence.jdbc.integration.Oracle*"  ${{ matrix.extraOpts }} -J-XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -J-XX:+UseJVMCICompiler
+        run: sbt "testOnly akka.persistence.jdbc.integration.Oracle*"  ${{ matrix.extraOpts }} -J-XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -J-XX:+UseJVMCICompiler
 
       - name: Print logs on failure
         if: ${{ failure() }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/postgres-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/postgres-tests.yml
index f8327d4b8..54603b6a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/postgres-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/postgres-tests.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./scripts/launch-postgres.sh
 
       - name: Run Integration tests for  ${{ matrix.name }}
-        run: sbt "It/testOnly akka.persistence.jdbc.integration.Postgres*"  ${{ matrix.extraOpts }} -J-XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -J-XX:+UseJVMCICompiler
+        run: sbt "testOnly akka.persistence.jdbc.integration.Postgres*"  ${{ matrix.extraOpts }} -J-XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -J-XX:+UseJVMCICompiler
 
       - name: Print logs on failure
         if: ${{ failure() }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sqlserver-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/sqlserver-tests.yml
index 9f016119a..a5926839b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sqlserver-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sqlserver-tests.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./scripts/launch-sqlserver.sh
 
       - name: Run Integration tests for  ${{ matrix.name }}
-        run: sbt "It/testOnly akka.persistence.jdbc.integration.SqlServer*"  ${{ matrix.extraOpts }} -J-XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -J-XX:+UseJVMCICompiler
+        run: sbt "testOnly akka.persistence.jdbc.integration.SqlServer*"  ${{ matrix.extraOpts }} -J-XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -J-XX:+UseJVMCICompiler
 
       - name: Print logs on failure
         if: ${{ failure() }}
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index fba1c7b67..21f479985 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ lazy val core = project
   .in(file("core"))
   .enablePlugins(MimaPlugin)
   .disablePlugins(SitePlugin, CiReleasePlugin)
-  .configs(IntegrationTest.extend(Test))
-  .settings(Defaults.itSettings)
   .settings(
     name := "akka-persistence-jdbc",
     libraryDependencies ++= Dependencies.Libraries,
@@ -24,11 +22,16 @@ lazy val core = project
       organization.value %% name.value % previousStableVersion.value.getOrElse(
         throw new Error("Unable to determine previous version for MiMa"))))
 
+lazy val integration = project
+  .in(file("integration"))
+  .settings(IntegrationTests.settings)
+  .settings(name := "akka-persistence-jdbc-integration", libraryDependencies ++= Dependencies.Libraries)
+  .disablePlugins(MimaPlugin, SitePlugin, CiReleasePlugin)
+  .dependsOn(core)
+
 lazy val migrator = project
   .in(file("migrator"))
   .disablePlugins(SitePlugin, MimaPlugin, CiReleasePlugin)
-  .configs(IntegrationTest.extend(Test))
-  .settings(Defaults.itSettings)
   .settings(
     name := "akka-persistence-jdbc-migrator",
     libraryDependencies ++= Dependencies.Migration ++ Dependencies.Libraries,
@@ -36,6 +39,13 @@ lazy val migrator = project
     publish / skip := true)
   .dependsOn(core % "compile->compile;test->test")
 
+lazy val `migrator-integration` = project
+  .in(file("migrator-integration"))
+  .settings(IntegrationTests.settings)
+  .settings(name := "akka-persistence-jdbc-migrator-integration", libraryDependencies ++= Dependencies.Libraries)
+  .disablePlugins(MimaPlugin, SitePlugin, CiReleasePlugin)
+  .dependsOn(migrator)
+
 lazy val docs = project
   .enablePlugins(ProjectAutoPlugin, AkkaParadoxPlugin, ParadoxSitePlugin, PreprocessPlugin, PublishRsyncPlugin)
   .disablePlugins(MimaPlugin, CiReleasePlugin)
diff --git a/core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/AllPersistenceIdsTest.scala b/integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/AllPersistenceIdsTest.scala
similarity index 100%
rename from core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/AllPersistenceIdsTest.scala
rename to integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/AllPersistenceIdsTest.scala
diff --git a/core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/CurrentEventsByPersistenceIdTest.scala b/integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/CurrentEventsByPersistenceIdTest.scala
similarity index 100%
rename from core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/CurrentEventsByPersistenceIdTest.scala
rename to integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/CurrentEventsByPersistenceIdTest.scala
diff --git a/core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/CurrentEventsByTagTest.scala b/integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/CurrentEventsByTagTest.scala
similarity index 100%
rename from core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/CurrentEventsByTagTest.scala
rename to integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/CurrentEventsByTagTest.scala
diff --git a/core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/CurrentPersistenceIdsTest.scala b/integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/CurrentPersistenceIdsTest.scala
similarity index 100%
rename from core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/CurrentPersistenceIdsTest.scala
rename to integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/CurrentPersistenceIdsTest.scala
diff --git a/core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/EventAdapterTest.scala b/integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/EventAdapterTest.scala
similarity index 100%
rename from core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/EventAdapterTest.scala
rename to integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/EventAdapterTest.scala
diff --git a/core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/EventsByPersistenceIdTest.scala b/integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/EventsByPersistenceIdTest.scala
similarity index 100%
rename from core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/EventsByPersistenceIdTest.scala
rename to integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/EventsByPersistenceIdTest.scala
diff --git a/core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/EventsByTagMigrationTest.scala b/integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/EventsByTagMigrationTest.scala
similarity index 100%
rename from core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/EventsByTagMigrationTest.scala
rename to integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/EventsByTagMigrationTest.scala
diff --git a/core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/EventsByTagTest.scala b/integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/EventsByTagTest.scala
similarity index 100%
rename from core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/EventsByTagTest.scala
rename to integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/EventsByTagTest.scala
diff --git a/core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/HardDeleteQueryTest.scala b/integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/HardDeleteQueryTest.scala
similarity index 100%
rename from core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/HardDeleteQueryTest.scala
rename to integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/HardDeleteQueryTest.scala
diff --git a/core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/JdbcJournalPerfSpec.scala b/integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/JdbcJournalPerfSpec.scala
similarity index 100%
rename from core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/JdbcJournalPerfSpec.scala
rename to integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/JdbcJournalPerfSpec.scala
diff --git a/core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/JdbcJournalSpec.scala b/integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/JdbcJournalSpec.scala
similarity index 100%
rename from core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/JdbcJournalSpec.scala
rename to integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/JdbcJournalSpec.scala
diff --git a/core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/JdbcSnapshotStoreSpec.scala b/integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/JdbcSnapshotStoreSpec.scala
similarity index 100%
rename from core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/JdbcSnapshotStoreSpec.scala
rename to integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/JdbcSnapshotStoreSpec.scala
diff --git a/core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/JournalDaoStreamMessagesMemoryTest.scala b/integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/JournalDaoStreamMessagesMemoryTest.scala
similarity index 100%
rename from core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/JournalDaoStreamMessagesMemoryTest.scala
rename to integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/JournalDaoStreamMessagesMemoryTest.scala
diff --git a/core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/JournalSequenceActorTest.scala b/integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/JournalSequenceActorTest.scala
similarity index 100%
rename from core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/JournalSequenceActorTest.scala
rename to integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/JournalSequenceActorTest.scala
diff --git a/core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/PostgresDurableStateStorePluginSpec.scala b/integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/PostgresDurableStateStorePluginSpec.scala
similarity index 100%
rename from core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/PostgresDurableStateStorePluginSpec.scala
rename to integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/PostgresDurableStateStorePluginSpec.scala
diff --git a/core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/PostgresScalaJdbcDurableStateChangesByTagTest.scala b/integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/PostgresScalaJdbcDurableStateChangesByTagTest.scala
similarity index 100%
rename from core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/PostgresScalaJdbcDurableStateChangesByTagTest.scala
rename to integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/PostgresScalaJdbcDurableStateChangesByTagTest.scala
diff --git a/core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/StoreOnlySerializableMessagesTest.scala b/integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/StoreOnlySerializableMessagesTest.scala
similarity index 100%
rename from core/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/StoreOnlySerializableMessagesTest.scala
rename to integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/integration/StoreOnlySerializableMessagesTest.scala
diff --git a/migrator/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/migrator/integration/JournalMigratorTest.scala b/migrator-integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/migrator/integration/JournalMigratorTest.scala
similarity index 100%
rename from migrator/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/migrator/integration/JournalMigratorTest.scala
rename to migrator-integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/migrator/integration/JournalMigratorTest.scala
diff --git a/migrator/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/migrator/integration/SnapshotMigratorTest.scala b/migrator-integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/migrator/integration/SnapshotMigratorTest.scala
similarity index 100%
rename from migrator/src/it/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/migrator/integration/SnapshotMigratorTest.scala
rename to migrator-integration/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/jdbc/migrator/integration/SnapshotMigratorTest.scala
diff --git a/project/IntegrationTests.scala b/project/IntegrationTests.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5816a8a3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/project/IntegrationTests.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import de.heikoseeberger.sbtheader.HeaderPlugin.autoImport.headerSettings
+import sbt.*
+import sbt.Keys.*
+
+object IntegrationTests {
+
+  def settings: Seq[Def.Setting[_]] =
+    Seq(publish / skip := true, doc / sources := Seq.empty, Test / fork := true)
+
+}