diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 76173dd88da0d..fd95c37b012c9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "aptos-api-types",
  "aptos-config",
  "aptos-crypto",
- "aptos-framework-releases",
  "aptos-genesis-tool",
  "aptos-global-constants",
  "aptos-logger",
@@ -203,6 +202,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "executor",
  "executor-types",
  "fail",
+ "framework",
  "futures",
  "goldenfile",
  "hex",
@@ -480,7 +480,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "aptos-config",
  "aptos-crypto",
- "aptos-framework-releases",
  "aptos-global-constants",
  "aptos-management",
  "aptos-secure-storage",
@@ -492,6 +491,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bcs",
  "consensus-types",
  "executor",
+ "framework",
  "rand 0.8.4",
  "serde 1.0.136",
  "storage-interface",
@@ -699,7 +699,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "aptos-config",
  "aptos-crypto",
  "aptos-data-client",
- "aptos-framework-releases",
  "aptos-genesis-tool",
  "aptos-infallible",
  "aptos-logger",
@@ -723,6 +722,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "executor",
  "executor-types",
  "fail",
+ "framework",
  "futures",
  "hex",
  "jemallocator",
@@ -940,7 +940,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "aptos-config",
  "aptos-crypto",
- "aptos-framework-releases",
  "aptos-logger",
  "aptos-types",
  "aptos-workspace-hack",
@@ -3246,7 +3245,6 @@ version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "aptos-config",
- "aptos-framework-releases",
  "aptos-genesis-tool",
  "aptos-logger",
  "aptos-rest-client",
@@ -3258,6 +3256,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "base64",
  "debug-interface",
+ "framework",
  "futures",
  "hyper",
  "hyper-proxy",
@@ -3289,12 +3288,12 @@ name = "forge-cli"
 version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
- "aptos-framework-releases",
  "aptos-rest-client",
  "aptos-sdk",
  "aptos-workspace-hack",
  "async-trait",
  "forge",
+ "framework",
  "itertools",
  "rand_core 0.6.3",
  "structopt",
@@ -7647,7 +7646,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "aptos",
  "aptos-config",
  "aptos-crypto",
- "aptos-framework-releases",
  "aptos-genesis-tool",
  "aptos-global-constants",
  "aptos-infallible",
diff --git a/api/Cargo.toml b/api/Cargo.toml
index 475c85183b434..39900a23ce6f3 100644
--- a/api/Cargo.toml
+++ b/api/Cargo.toml
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ rand = "0.8.3"
 reqwest = { version = "0.11.2", features = ["blocking", "json"], default_features = false }
 
 aptos-crypto = { path = "../crates/aptos-crypto" }
-aptos-framework-releases = { path = "../aptos-move/framework/aptos-framework/releases" }
 aptos-genesis-tool = {path = "../config/management/genesis", features = ["testing"] }
 aptos-global-constants = { path = "../config/global-constants" }
 aptos-mempool = { path = "../mempool", features = ["fuzzing"] }
@@ -53,6 +52,7 @@ aptos-vm = { path = "../aptos-move/aptos-vm" }
 aptosdb = { path = "../storage/aptosdb", features = ["fuzzing"] }
 executor = { path = "../execution/executor" }
 executor-types = { path = "../execution/executor-types" }
+framework = { path = "../aptos-move/framework" }
 mempool-notifications = { path = "../state-sync/inter-component/mempool-notifications" }
 vm-validator = { path = "../vm-validator" }
 
diff --git a/api/src/tests/test_context.rs b/api/src/tests/test_context.rs
index 0a905f5874473..b4b66362f9abe 100644
--- a/api/src/tests/test_context.rs
+++ b/api/src/tests/test_context.rs
@@ -51,13 +51,10 @@ pub fn new_test_context(test_name: &'static str) -> TestContext {
     tmp_dir.create_as_dir().unwrap();
 
     let mut rng = ::rand::rngs::StdRng::from_seed([0u8; 32]);
-    let builder = ValidatorBuilder::new(
-        &tmp_dir,
-        aptos_framework_releases::current_module_blobs().to_vec(),
-    )
-    .publishing_option(VMPublishingOption::open())
-    .min_price_per_gas_unit(0)
-    .randomize_first_validator_ports(false);
+    let builder = ValidatorBuilder::new(&tmp_dir, framework::aptos::module_blobs())
+        .publishing_option(VMPublishingOption::open())
+        .min_price_per_gas_unit(0)
+        .randomize_first_validator_ports(false);
 
     let (root_keys, genesis, genesis_waypoint, validators) = builder.build(&mut rng).unwrap();
     let validator_owner = validators[0].storage().get(OWNER_ACCOUNT).unwrap().value;
diff --git a/aptos-move/framework/src/aptos.rs b/aptos-move/framework/src/aptos.rs
index ca1597bed3397..361f34e3cc9ca 100644
--- a/aptos-move/framework/src/aptos.rs
+++ b/aptos-move/framework/src/aptos.rs
@@ -15,18 +15,9 @@ use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 const APTOS_MODULES_DIR: &str = "aptos-framework/sources";
 static APTOS_PKG: Lazy<CompiledPackage> = Lazy::new(|| super::package("aptos-framework"));
 
-pub fn aptos_modules_full_path() -> String {
-    format!("{}/{}", env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), APTOS_MODULES_DIR)
-}
-
 pub fn files() -> Vec<String> {
     let mut files = move_stdlib::move_stdlib_files();
-    files.extend(files_no_dependencies());
-    files
-}
-
-pub fn files_no_dependencies() -> Vec<String> {
-    let mut files = super::move_files_in_path(APTOS_MODULES_DIR);
+    files.extend(super::move_files_in_path(APTOS_MODULES_DIR));
     files.extend(super::move_files_in_path(super::CORE_MODULES_DIR));
     files
 }
diff --git a/aptos-move/framework/src/lib.rs b/aptos-move/framework/src/lib.rs
index 51d062064fe9d..104f272b135bc 100644
--- a/aptos-move/framework/src/lib.rs
+++ b/aptos-move/framework/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 #![forbid(unsafe_code)]
 
-use move_command_line_common::files::{extension_equals, find_filenames, MOVE_EXTENSION};
+use move_command_line_common::files::{extension_equals, find_filenames, MOVE_EXTENSION, MOVE_COMPILED_EXTENSION};
 use move_compiler::{
     compiled_unit::{CompiledUnit, NamedCompiledModule},
     shared::{NumberFormat, NumericalAddress},
@@ -31,6 +31,32 @@ pub fn core_modules_full_path() -> String {
     format!("{}/{}", env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), CORE_MODULES_DIR)
 }
 
+
+/// Load the serialized modules from the specified paths.
+pub fn load_modules_from_paths(paths: &[PathBuf]) -> Vec<Vec<u8>> {
+    find_filenames(paths, |path| {
+        extension_equals(path, MOVE_COMPILED_EXTENSION)
+    })
+    .expect("module loading failed")
+    .iter()
+    .map(|file_name| std::fs::read(file_name).unwrap())
+    .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn module_blobs(pkg: &CompiledPackage) -> Vec<Vec<u8>> {
+    pkg.transitive_compiled_units()
+        .iter()
+        .filter_map(|unit| match unit {
+            CompiledUnit::Module(NamedCompiledModule { module, .. }) => {
+                let mut bytes = vec![];
+                module.serialize(&mut bytes).unwrap();
+                Some(bytes)
+            }
+            CompiledUnit::Script(_) => None,
+        })
+        .collect()
+}
+
 pub(crate) fn move_files_in_path(path: &str) -> Vec<String> {
     let modules_path = path_in_crate(path);
     find_filenames(&[modules_path], |p| extension_equals(p, MOVE_EXTENSION)).unwrap()
@@ -58,17 +84,3 @@ pub(crate) fn package(name: &str) -> CompiledPackage {
         .compile_package(&path_in_crate(name), &mut Vec::new())
         .unwrap()
 }
-
-pub(crate) fn module_blobs(pkg: &CompiledPackage) -> Vec<Vec<u8>> {
-    pkg.transitive_compiled_units()
-        .iter()
-        .filter_map(|unit| match unit {
-            CompiledUnit::Module(NamedCompiledModule { module, .. }) => {
-                let mut bytes = vec![];
-                module.serialize(&mut bytes).unwrap();
-                Some(bytes)
-            }
-            CompiledUnit::Script(_) => None,
-        })
-        .collect()
-}
diff --git a/aptos-node/Cargo.toml b/aptos-node/Cargo.toml
index 84b597c924471..79e757100993f 100644
--- a/aptos-node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/aptos-node/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ aptos-api = { path = "../api" }
 aptos-config = { path = "../config" }
 aptos-crypto = { path = "../crates/aptos-crypto" }
 aptos-data-client = { path = "../state-sync/aptos-data-client" }
-aptos-framework-releases = { path = "../aptos-move/framework/aptos-framework/releases" }
 aptos-genesis-tool = {path = "../config/management/genesis", features = ["testing"] }
 aptos-infallible = { path = "../crates/aptos-infallible" }
 aptos-logger = { path = "../crates/aptos-logger" }
@@ -46,6 +45,7 @@ debug-interface = { path = "../crates/debug-interface" }
 event-notifications = { path = "../state-sync/inter-component/event-notifications" }
 executor = { path = "../execution/executor" }
 executor-types = { path = "../execution/executor-types" }
+framework = { path = "../aptos-move/framework" }
 mempool-notifications = { path = "../state-sync/inter-component/mempool-notifications" }
 network = { path = "../network" }
 network-builder = { path = "../network/builder" }
diff --git a/aptos-node/src/main.rs b/aptos-node/src/main.rs
index db0e9076287ab..9034f8aebd383 100644
--- a/aptos-node/src/main.rs
+++ b/aptos-node/src/main.rs
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ fn main() {
             None
         };
         let genesis_modules = if let Some(module_paths) = args.genesis_modules {
-            aptos_framework_releases::load_modules_from_paths(&module_paths)
+            framework::load_modules_from_paths(&module_paths)
         } else {
-            aptos_framework_releases::current_module_blobs().to_vec()
+            framework::aptos::module_blobs()
         };
         aptos_node::load_test_environment(
             args.config,
diff --git a/config/management/genesis/Cargo.toml b/config/management/genesis/Cargo.toml
index c84a93f37340c..1cc973c93789e 100644
--- a/config/management/genesis/Cargo.toml
+++ b/config/management/genesis/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ executor = { path = "../../../execution/executor" }
 bcs = "0.1.2"
 aptos-config = { path = "../.."}
 aptos-crypto = { path = "../../../crates/aptos-crypto" }
-aptos-framework-releases = { path = "../../../aptos-move/framework/aptos-framework/releases" }
 aptos-global-constants = { path = "../../global-constants" }
 aptos-management = { path = ".." }
 aptos-secure-storage = { path = "../../../secure/storage" }
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@ aptos-workspace-hack = { version = "0.1", path = "../../../crates/aptos-workspac
 aptos-temppath = { path = "../../../crates/aptos-temppath" }
 aptos-vm = { path = "../../../aptos-move/aptos-vm" }
 aptosdb = { path = "../../../storage/aptosdb" }
+framework = { path = "../../../aptos-move/framework" }
 storage-interface = { path = "../../../storage/storage-interface" }
 vm-genesis = { path = "../../../aptos-move/vm-genesis" }
 
diff --git a/config/management/genesis/src/command.rs b/config/management/genesis/src/command.rs
index 04343de69a493..11aa7880abab5 100644
--- a/config/management/genesis/src/command.rs
+++ b/config/management/genesis/src/command.rs
@@ -226,13 +226,13 @@ pub mod tests {
         // Step 2) Upload the Move modules
         let tempdir = aptos_temppath::TempPath::new();
         tempdir.create_as_dir().unwrap();
-        for b in aptos_framework_releases::current_module_blobs() {
+        for b in framework::aptos::module_blobs() {
             let mut temppath =
                 aptos_temppath::TempPath::new_with_temp_dir(tempdir.path().to_path_buf());
             temppath.create_as_file().unwrap();
             temppath.persist(); // otherwise, file will disappear before we call set_move_modules
             let mut file = File::create(temppath.path()).unwrap();
-            file.write_all(b).unwrap();
+            file.write_all(&b).unwrap();
             file.sync_all().unwrap();
         }
         helper
diff --git a/config/management/genesis/src/config_builder.rs b/config/management/genesis/src/config_builder.rs
index 0d3825258c1d8..4e56138e5166b 100644
--- a/config/management/genesis/src/config_builder.rs
+++ b/config/management/genesis/src/config_builder.rs
@@ -11,13 +11,11 @@ use rand::{rngs::StdRng, SeedableRng};
 pub fn test_config() -> (NodeConfig, Ed25519PrivateKey) {
     let path = TempPath::new();
     path.create_as_dir().unwrap();
-    let (root_keys, _genesis, _genesis_waypoint, validators) = ValidatorBuilder::new(
-        path.path(),
-        aptos_framework_releases::current_module_blobs().to_vec(),
-    )
-    .template(NodeConfig::default_for_validator())
-    .build(StdRng::from_seed([0; 32]))
-    .unwrap();
+    let (root_keys, _genesis, _genesis_waypoint, validators) =
+        ValidatorBuilder::new(path.path(), framework::aptos::module_blobs().to_vec())
+            .template(NodeConfig::default_for_validator())
+            .build(StdRng::from_seed([0; 32]))
+            .unwrap();
     let mut configs = validators.into_iter().map(|v| v.config).collect::<Vec<_>>();
     let key = root_keys.root_key;
 
diff --git a/storage/inspector/Cargo.toml b/storage/inspector/Cargo.toml
index 879509015904f..c22b122668bdc 100644
--- a/storage/inspector/Cargo.toml
+++ b/storage/inspector/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ anyhow = "1.0.52"
 structopt = "0.3.21"
 tempfile = "3.2.0"
 
-aptos-framework-releases = { path = "../../aptos-move/framework/aptos-framework/releases" }
 aptosdb = { path = "../aptosdb" }
 aptos-config = { path = "../../config" }
 aptos-crypto = { path = "../../crates/aptos-crypto" }
diff --git a/testsuite/forge-cli/Cargo.toml b/testsuite/forge-cli/Cargo.toml
index 905dbdc4888d1..3e153e0e77936 100644
--- a/testsuite/forge-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/testsuite/forge-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ tokio = { version = "1.8.1", features = ["full"] }
 testcases = { path = "../testcases" }
 url = "2.2.2"
 aptos-workspace-hack = { version = "0.1", path = "../../crates/aptos-workspace-hack" }
-aptos-framework-releases = { path = "../../aptos-move/framework/aptos-framework/releases" }
+framework = { path = "../../aptos-move/framework" }
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "forge"
diff --git a/testsuite/forge-cli/src/main.rs b/testsuite/forge-cli/src/main.rs
index ef69b686f718f..7d4b38ab7ee99 100644
--- a/testsuite/forge-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/testsuite/forge-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ fn local_test_suite() -> ForgeConfig<'static> {
         .with_aptos_tests(&[&FundAccount, &TransferCoins])
         .with_admin_tests(&[&GetMetadata])
         .with_network_tests(&[&RestartValidator, &EmitTransaction])
-        .with_genesis_modules_bytes(aptos_framework_releases::current_module_blobs().to_vec())
+        .with_genesis_modules_bytes(framework::aptos::module_blobs())
 }
 
 fn k8s_test_suite() -> ForgeConfig<'static> {
diff --git a/testsuite/forge/Cargo.toml b/testsuite/forge/Cargo.toml
index b16b17b503320..a9d2aab686b17 100644
--- a/testsuite/forge/Cargo.toml
+++ b/testsuite/forge/Cargo.toml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ url = "2.2.2"
 
 debug-interface = { path = "../../crates/debug-interface" }
 aptos-config = { path = "../../config" }
-aptos-framework-releases = { path = "../../aptos-move/framework/aptos-framework/releases" }
 aptos-genesis-tool = { path = "../../config/management/genesis" }
 aptos-logger = { path = "../../crates/aptos-logger" }
 aptos-retrier = { path = "../../crates/aptos-retrier" }
@@ -48,4 +47,5 @@ aptos-rest-client = { path = "../../crates/aptos-rest-client"}
 aptos-secure-storage = { path = "../../secure/storage" }
 aptos-transaction-builder = { path = "../../sdk/transaction-builder" }
 aptos-workspace-hack = { version = "0.1", path = "../../crates/aptos-workspace-hack" }
+framework = { path = "../../aptos-move/framework" }
 transaction-emitter = { path = "../../crates/transaction-emitter" }
diff --git a/testsuite/forge/src/backend/local/swarm.rs b/testsuite/forge/src/backend/local/swarm.rs
index 5343910f29c89..13ed9645d36a5 100644
--- a/testsuite/forge/src/backend/local/swarm.rs
+++ b/testsuite/forge/src/backend/local/swarm.rs
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ impl LocalSwarmBuilder {
         let (root_keys, genesis, genesis_waypoint, validators) = ValidatorBuilder::new(
             &dir,
             self.genesis_modules
-                .unwrap_or_else(|| aptos_framework_releases::current_module_blobs().to_vec()),
+                .unwrap_or_else(framework::aptos::module_blobs),
         )
         .num_validators(self.number_of_validators)
         .template(self.template)
diff --git a/testsuite/smoke-test/Cargo.toml b/testsuite/smoke-test/Cargo.toml
index e3b6098c3ca72..606a244beaf1f 100644
--- a/testsuite/smoke-test/Cargo.toml
+++ b/testsuite/smoke-test/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,10 +19,8 @@ walkdir = "2.3.1"
 reqwest = { version = "0.11.2", features = ["json"] }
 
 aptos = { path = "../../crates/aptos" }
-aptos-framework-releases = { path = "../../aptos-move/framework/aptos-framework/releases" }
 aptos-config = { path = "../../config" }
 aptos-crypto = { path = "../../crates/aptos-crypto" }
-framework =  { path = "../../aptos-move/framework" }
 aptos-rest-client = { path = "../../crates/aptos-rest-client" }
 aptos-sdk = { path = "../../sdk" }
 aptos-temppath = { path = "../../crates/aptos-temppath" }
@@ -30,6 +28,7 @@ aptos-transaction-builder = { path = "../../sdk/transaction-builder" }
 aptos-types = { path = "../../types" }
 aptos-workspace-hack = { version = "0.1", path = "../../crates/aptos-workspace-hack" }
 forge = { path = "../forge" }
+framework =  { path = "../../aptos-move/framework" }
 move-command-line-common = { git = "https://github.com/diem/move", rev = "3fe033b112eae7df2d15ab3467624165ae510caa" }
 move-ir-compiler = { git = "https://github.com/diem/move", rev = "3fe033b112eae7df2d15ab3467624165ae510caa" }
 move-stdlib = { git = "https://github.com/diem/move", rev = "3fe033b112eae7df2d15ab3467624165ae510caa" }
diff --git a/testsuite/smoke-test/tests/forge-aptos.rs b/testsuite/smoke-test/tests/forge-aptos.rs
index 10285554a09bc..a935fd025b0b5 100644
--- a/testsuite/smoke-test/tests/forge-aptos.rs
+++ b/testsuite/smoke-test/tests/forge-aptos.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
             &ModulePublish,
             &ErrorReport,
         ])
-        .with_genesis_modules_bytes(aptos_framework_releases::current_module_blobs().to_vec());
+        .with_genesis_modules_bytes(framework::aptos::module_blobs());
 
     let options = Options::from_args();
     forge_main(tests, LocalFactory::from_workspace()?, &options)
diff --git a/x.toml b/x.toml
index b9b6841b1f51d..274da954e090b 100644
--- a/x.toml
+++ b/x.toml
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ members = [
 
     "testcases",
     "aptos-e2e-tests-replay",
+    "aptos-framework-releases",
     "aptos-fuzz",
     "aptos-fuzzer",
     "aptos-keygen",