diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 4994a07d34..76071843a7 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -161,8 +161,3 @@ tasks.register('checkSamples') {
 s101 {
 	configurationDirectory = project.file("etc/s101")
 }
-
-tasks.register('checkForProhibitedDependencies', check -> {
-	check.setGroup(LifecycleBasePlugin.VERIFICATION_GROUP)
-	check.setDescription("Checks for prohibited dependencies")
-})
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/io/spring/gradle/convention/RootProjectPlugin.groovy b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/io/spring/gradle/convention/RootProjectPlugin.groovy
index f06b15f508..506c5e077b 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/io/spring/gradle/convention/RootProjectPlugin.groovy
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/io/spring/gradle/convention/RootProjectPlugin.groovy
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import org.gradle.api.Plugin
 import org.gradle.api.Project
 import org.gradle.api.plugins.BasePlugin
 import org.gradle.api.plugins.PluginManager
+import org.springframework.gradle.classpath.CheckProhibitedDependenciesLifecyclePlugin
 import org.springframework.gradle.maven.SpringNexusPublishPlugin
 
 class RootProjectPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ class RootProjectPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
 		pluginManager.apply(SchemaPlugin)
 		pluginManager.apply(NoHttpPlugin)
 		pluginManager.apply(SpringNexusPublishPlugin)
+		pluginManager.apply(CheckProhibitedDependenciesLifecyclePlugin)
 		pluginManager.apply("org.sonarqube")
 
 		project.repositories.mavenCentral()
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/gradle/classpath/CheckClasspathForProhibitedDependenciesPlugin.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/gradle/classpath/CheckClasspathForProhibitedDependenciesPlugin.java
index c9847cdf69..0791a193e8 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/gradle/classpath/CheckClasspathForProhibitedDependenciesPlugin.java
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/gradle/classpath/CheckClasspathForProhibitedDependenciesPlugin.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package org.springframework.gradle.classpath;
 
 import org.gradle.api.Plugin;
 import org.gradle.api.Project;
-import org.gradle.api.Task;
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Configuration;
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.ConfigurationContainer;
 import org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaBasePlugin;
@@ -32,23 +31,16 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * @author Rob Winch
  */
 public class CheckClasspathForProhibitedDependenciesPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
-	public static final String CHECK_PROHIBITED_DEPENDENCIES_TASK_NAME = "checkForProhibitedDependencies";
 
 	@Override
 	public void apply(Project project) {
+		project.getPlugins().apply(CheckProhibitedDependenciesLifecyclePlugin.class);
 		project.getPlugins().withType(JavaBasePlugin.class, javaBasePlugin -> {
 			configureProhibitedDependencyChecks(project);
 		});
 	}
 
 	private void configureProhibitedDependencyChecks(Project project) {
-		TaskProvider<Task> checkProhibitedDependencies = project.getTasks().register(CHECK_PROHIBITED_DEPENDENCIES_TASK_NAME, task -> {
-			task.setGroup(JavaBasePlugin.VERIFICATION_GROUP);
-			task.setDescription("Checks both the compile/runtime classpath of every SourceSet for prohibited dependencies");
-		});
-		project.getTasks().named(JavaBasePlugin.CHECK_TASK_NAME, checkTask -> {
-			checkTask.dependsOn(checkProhibitedDependencies);
-		});
 		SourceSetContainer sourceSets = project.getExtensions().getByType(SourceSetContainer.class);
 		sourceSets.all((sourceSet) -> createProhibitedDependenciesChecks(project,
 				sourceSet.getCompileClasspathConfigurationName(), sourceSet.getRuntimeClasspathConfigurationName()));
@@ -70,6 +62,6 @@ public class CheckClasspathForProhibitedDependenciesPlugin implements Plugin<Pro
 					checkClasspath.setDescription("Checks " + classpath.getName() + " for prohibited dependencies");
 					checkClasspath.setClasspath(classpath);
 				});
-		project.getTasks().named(CHECK_PROHIBITED_DEPENDENCIES_TASK_NAME, checkProhibitedTask -> checkProhibitedTask.dependsOn(checkClasspathTask));
+		project.getTasks().named(CheckProhibitedDependenciesLifecyclePlugin.CHECK_PROHIBITED_DEPENDENCIES_TASK_NAME, checkProhibitedTask -> checkProhibitedTask.dependsOn(checkClasspathTask));
 	}
 }
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/gradle/classpath/CheckProhibitedDependenciesLifecyclePlugin.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/gradle/classpath/CheckProhibitedDependenciesLifecyclePlugin.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..77fd369528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/gradle/classpath/CheckProhibitedDependenciesLifecyclePlugin.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012-2022 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.gradle.classpath;
+
+import org.gradle.api.Plugin;
+import org.gradle.api.Project;
+import org.gradle.api.Task;
+import org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaBasePlugin;
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskProvider;
+
+/**
+ * @author Rob Winch
+ */
+public class CheckProhibitedDependenciesLifecyclePlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
+	public static final String CHECK_PROHIBITED_DEPENDENCIES_TASK_NAME = "checkForProhibitedDependencies";
+
+	@Override
+	public void apply(Project project) {
+		TaskProvider<Task> checkProhibitedDependencies = project.getTasks().register(CheckProhibitedDependenciesLifecyclePlugin.CHECK_PROHIBITED_DEPENDENCIES_TASK_NAME, task -> {
+			task.setGroup(JavaBasePlugin.VERIFICATION_GROUP);
+			task.setDescription("Checks both the compile/runtime classpath of every SourceSet for prohibited dependencies");
+		});
+		project.getTasks().named(JavaBasePlugin.CHECK_TASK_NAME, checkTask -> {
+			checkTask.dependsOn(checkProhibitedDependencies);
+		});
+	}
+}