diff --git a/build.clj b/build.clj
index 6b172b6..f59599b 100644
--- a/build.clj
+++ b/build.clj
@@ -10,10 +10,8 @@
 
   clojure -A:deps -T:build help/doc"
 
-  (:require [babashka.fs :as fs]
-            [clojure.tools.build.api :as b]
-            [org.corfield.build :as bb]
-            [lread.test-doc-blocks :as tdb]))
+  (:require [clojure.tools.build.api :as b]
+            [org.corfield.build :as bb]))
 
 (def lib 'com.github.seancorfield/honeysql)
 (def version (format "2.0.%s" (b/git-count-revs nil)))
@@ -21,33 +19,8 @@
 (defn eastwood "Run Eastwood." [opts]
   (-> opts (bb/run-task [:eastwood])))
 
-(defn gen-doc-tests "Generate tests from doc code blocks" [opts]
-  (let [target "target/test-doc-blocks"
-        success-marker (fs/file target "SUCCESS")
-        docs ["README.md"
-              "doc/clause-reference.md"
-              "doc/differences-from-1-x.md"
-              "doc/extending-honeysql.md"
-              "doc/general-reference.md"
-              "doc/getting-started.md"
-              "doc/postgresql.md"
-              "doc/special-syntax.md"]
-        regen-reason (if (not (fs/exists? success-marker))
-                       "a previous successful gen result not found"
-                       (let [newer-thans (fs/modified-since target
-                                                            (concat docs
-                                                                    ["build.clj" "deps.edn"]
-                                                                    (fs/glob "src" "**/*.*")))]
-                         (when (seq newer-thans)
-                           (str "found files newer than last gen: " (mapv str newer-thans)))))]
-    (if regen-reason
-      (do
-        (fs/delete-if-exists success-marker)
-        (println "gen-doc-tests: Regenerating:" regen-reason)
-        (tdb/gen-tests {:docs docs})
-        (spit success-marker "SUCCESS"))
-      (println "gen-doc-tests: Tests already successfully generated")))
-  opts)
+(defn gen-doc-tests "Generate tests from doc code blocks." [opts]
+  (-> opts (bb/run-task [:gen-doc-tests])))
 
 (defn run-doc-tests
   "Generate and run doc tests.
diff --git a/build/honey/gen_doc_tests.clj b/build/honey/gen_doc_tests.clj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7aed688
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/honey/gen_doc_tests.clj
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+(ns honey.gen-doc-tests
+  (:require [babashka.fs :as fs]
+            [lread.test-doc-blocks :as tdb]))
+
+(defn -main [& _args]
+  (let [target "target/test-doc-blocks"
+        success-marker (fs/file target "SUCCESS")
+        docs ["README.md"
+              "doc/clause-reference.md"
+              "doc/differences-from-1-x.md"
+              "doc/extending-honeysql.md"
+              "doc/general-reference.md"
+              "doc/getting-started.md"
+              "doc/postgresql.md"
+              "doc/special-syntax.md"]
+        regen-reason (if (not (fs/exists? success-marker))
+                       "a previous successful gen result not found"
+                       (let [newer-thans (fs/modified-since target
+                                                            (concat docs
+                                                                    ["build.clj" "deps.edn"]
+                                                                    (fs/glob "build" "**/*.*")
+                                                                    (fs/glob "src" "**/*.*")))]
+                         (when (seq newer-thans)
+                           (str "found files newer than last gen: " (mapv str newer-thans)))))]
+    (if regen-reason
+      (do
+        (fs/delete-if-exists success-marker)
+        (println "gen-doc-tests: Regenerating:" regen-reason)
+        (tdb/gen-tests {:docs docs})
+        (spit success-marker "SUCCESS"))
+      (println "gen-doc-tests: Tests already successfully generated"))))
diff --git a/deps.edn b/deps.edn
index f9678ab..e76ee32 100644
--- a/deps.edn
+++ b/deps.edn
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@
  :deps {org.clojure/clojure {:mvn/version "1.9.0"}}
  :aliases
  {;; for help: clojure -A:deps -T:build help/doc
-  :build {:deps {babashka/fs {:mvn/version "0.0.5"}
-                 com.github.lread/test-doc-blocks {:mvn/version "1.0.146-alpha"}
-                 io.github.seancorfield/build-clj {:git/tag "v0.1.0" :git/sha "fe2d586"}}
+  :build {:deps {io.github.seancorfield/build-clj
+                 {:git/tag "v0.1.0" :git/sha "fe2d586"}}
           :ns-default build}
 
   ;; versions to test against:
@@ -24,6 +23,11 @@
   :cljs {:extra-deps {olical/cljs-test-runner {:mvn/version "3.8.0"}}
          :main-opts ["-m" "cljs-test-runner.main"]}
 
+  :gen-doc-tests {:replace-paths ["build"]
+                  :extra-deps {babashka/fs {:mvn/version "0.0.5"}
+                               com.github.lread/test-doc-blocks {:mvn/version "1.0.146-alpha"}}
+                  :main-opts ["-m" "honey.gen-doc-tests"]}
+
   :test-doc {:replace-paths ["src" "target/test-doc-blocks/test"]}
   :test-doc-clj {:main-opts ["-m" "cognitect.test-runner"
                              "-d" "target/test-doc-blocks/test"]}