diff --git a/packages/angular/migrations.spec.ts b/packages/angular/migrations.spec.ts
index 5fd44f2a67..bcbc9d6861 100644
--- a/packages/angular/migrations.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/migrations.spec.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 import path = require('path');
 import json = require('./migrations.json');
-import { MigrationsJsonEntry } from 'nx/src/config/misc-interfaces';
+
+import { assertValidMigrationPaths } from '@nx/devkit/internal-testing-utils';
 
 describe('Angular migrations', () => {
-  it('should have valid paths', () => {
-    Object.values(json.generators).forEach((m: MigrationsJsonEntry) => {
-      expect(() =>
-        require.resolve(
-          path.join(__dirname, `${m.factory ?? m.implementation}.ts`)
-        )
-      ).not.toThrow();
-    });
-  });
+  assertValidMigrationPaths(json, __dirname);
 });
diff --git a/packages/cypress/migrations.spec.ts b/packages/cypress/migrations.spec.ts
index 3d02af95e4..84a6358d5c 100644
--- a/packages/cypress/migrations.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/cypress/migrations.spec.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,7 @@
-import path = require('path');
 import json = require('./migrations.json');
 
+import { assertValidMigrationPaths } from '@nx/devkit/internal-testing-utils';
+
 describe('Cypress migrations', () => {
-  it('should have valid paths', () => {
-    Object.values(json.generators || {}).forEach((m: any) => {
-      expect(() =>
-        require.resolve(
-          path.join(__dirname, `${m.factory ?? m.implementation}.ts`)
-        )
-      ).not.toThrow();
-    });
-  });
+  assertValidMigrationPaths(json, __dirname);
 });
diff --git a/packages/detox/migrations.spec.ts b/packages/detox/migrations.spec.ts
index e1d1a0289e..a7f1e7b599 100644
--- a/packages/detox/migrations.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/detox/migrations.spec.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,7 @@
-import path = require('path');
 import json = require('./migrations.json');
 
+import { assertValidMigrationPaths } from '@nx/devkit/internal-testing-utils';
+
 describe('Detox migrations', () => {
-  it('should have valid paths', () => {
-    Object.values(json.generators).forEach((m: any) => {
-      expect(() =>
-        require.resolve(
-          path.join(__dirname, `${m.factory ?? m.implementation}.ts`)
-        )
-      ).not.toThrow();
-    });
-  });
+  assertValidMigrationPaths(json, __dirname);
 });
diff --git a/packages/devkit/internal-testing-utils.ts b/packages/devkit/internal-testing-utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6e81cc8b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/devkit/internal-testing-utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-restricted-imports */
+export * from 'nx/internal-testing-utils/assert-valid-migrations';
+export * from 'nx/internal-testing-utils/run-migration-against-this-workspace';
diff --git a/packages/devkit/migrations.spec.ts b/packages/devkit/migrations.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..18670af1e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/devkit/migrations.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import json = require('./migrations.json');
+
+import { assertValidMigrationPaths } from './internal-testing-utils';
+
+describe('Devkit migrations', () => {
+  assertValidMigrationPaths(json, __dirname);
+});
diff --git a/packages/devkit/src/migrations/update-16-0-0-add-nx-packages/update-16-0-0-add-nx-packages.spec.ts b/packages/devkit/src/migrations/update-16-0-0-add-nx-packages/update-16-0-0-add-nx-packages.spec.ts
index 72be57949c..e162167a66 100644
--- a/packages/devkit/src/migrations/update-16-0-0-add-nx-packages/update-16-0-0-add-nx-packages.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/devkit/src/migrations/update-16-0-0-add-nx-packages/update-16-0-0-add-nx-packages.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { assertRunsAgainstNxRepo } from 'nx/internal-testing-utils/run-migration-against-this-workspace';
 import { createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace } from 'nx/src/generators/testing-utils/create-tree-with-empty-workspace';
 import { Tree } from 'nx/src/generators/tree';
 import { readJson, updateJson } from 'nx/src/generators/utils/json';
@@ -35,4 +36,6 @@ describe('update-16-0-0-add-nx-packages', () => {
 
     expect(newDependencyVersion).toBeDefined();
   });
+
+  assertRunsAgainstNxRepo(replacePackage);
 });
diff --git a/packages/devkit/tsconfig.lib.json b/packages/devkit/tsconfig.lib.json
index 74960efbae..3537587770 100644
--- a/packages/devkit/tsconfig.lib.json
+++ b/packages/devkit/tsconfig.lib.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "**/*.test.ts",
     "**/*_spec.ts",
     "**/*_test.ts",
+    "internal-testing-utils.ts",
     "jest.config.ts"
   ],
   "files": ["./index.d.ts"],
diff --git a/packages/devkit/tsconfig.spec.json b/packages/devkit/tsconfig.spec.json
index 869c90c526..e1b0f716d7 100644
--- a/packages/devkit/tsconfig.spec.json
+++ b/packages/devkit/tsconfig.spec.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     "**/*.spec.jsx",
     "**/*.test.jsx",
     "**/*.d.ts",
+    "internal-testing-utils.ts",
     "jest.config.ts"
   ]
 }
diff --git a/packages/esbuild/migrations.spec.ts b/packages/esbuild/migrations.spec.ts
index acd833541c..4277ae6abd 100644
--- a/packages/esbuild/migrations.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/esbuild/migrations.spec.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,7 @@
-import path = require('path');
 import json = require('./migrations.json');
 
+import { assertValidMigrationPaths } from '@nx/devkit/internal-testing-utils';
+
 describe('esbuild migrations', () => {
-  it('should have valid paths', () => {
-    Object.values(json.generators).forEach((m: any) => {
-      expect(() =>
-        require.resolve(
-          path.join(__dirname, `${m.factory ?? m.implementation}.ts`)
-        )
-      ).not.toThrow();
-    });
-  });
+  assertValidMigrationPaths(json, __dirname);
 });
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/migrations.spec.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/migrations.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cbda0db091
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/migrations.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import json = require('./migrations.json');
+
+import { assertValidMigrationPaths } from '@nx/devkit/internal-testing-utils';
+
+describe('eslint-plugin migrations', () => {
+  assertValidMigrationPaths(json, __dirname);
+});
diff --git a/packages/expo/migrations.spec.ts b/packages/expo/migrations.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..df35023b51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/expo/migrations.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import json = require('./migrations.json');
+
+import { assertValidMigrationPaths } from '@nx/devkit/internal-testing-utils';
+import { MigrationsJson } from '@nx/devkit';
+
+describe('expo migrations', () => {
+  assertValidMigrationPaths(json as MigrationsJson, __dirname);
+});
diff --git a/packages/express/migrations.spec.ts b/packages/express/migrations.spec.ts
index 396880ec7f..bed03166f2 100644
--- a/packages/express/migrations.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/express/migrations.spec.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
-import path = require('path');
 import json = require('./migrations.json');
 
-describe('Express migrations', () => {
-  it('should have valid paths', () => {
-    Object.values(json.generators).forEach((m: any) => {
-      expect(() =>
-        require.resolve(
-          path.join(__dirname, `${m.factory ?? m.implementation}.ts`)
-        )
-      ).not.toThrow();
-    });
-  });
+import { assertValidMigrationPaths } from '@nx/devkit/internal-testing-utils';
+import { MigrationsJson } from '@nx/devkit';
+
+describe('express migrations', () => {
+  assertValidMigrationPaths(json as MigrationsJson, __dirname);
 });
diff --git a/packages/jest/migrations.spec.ts b/packages/jest/migrations.spec.ts
index e6720a891a..d3d638d4d5 100644
--- a/packages/jest/migrations.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/jest/migrations.spec.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
-import path = require('path');
 import json = require('./migrations.json');
-import { MigrationsJsonEntry } from 'nx/src/config/misc-interfaces';
 
-describe('Jest migrations', () => {
-  it('should have valid paths', () => {
-    Object.values(json.generators).forEach((m: MigrationsJsonEntry) => {
-      expect(() =>
-        require.resolve(
-          path.join(__dirname, `${m.factory ?? m.implementation}.ts`)
-        )
-      ).not.toThrow();
-    });
-  });
+import { assertValidMigrationPaths } from '@nx/devkit/internal-testing-utils';
+import { MigrationsJson } from '@nx/devkit';
+
+describe('jest migrations', () => {
+  assertValidMigrationPaths(json as MigrationsJson, __dirname);
 });
diff --git a/packages/js/migrations.spec.ts b/packages/js/migrations.spec.ts
index 4e274814ef..fb4fb5f673 100644
--- a/packages/js/migrations.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/js/migrations.spec.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
-import path = require('path');
 import json = require('./migrations.json');
 
-describe('JS migrations', () => {
-  it('should have valid paths', () => {
-    Object.values(json.generators).forEach((m: any) => {
-      expect(() =>
-        require.resolve(
-          path.join(__dirname, `${m.factory ?? m.implementation}.ts`)
-        )
-      ).not.toThrow();
-    });
-  });
+import { assertValidMigrationPaths } from '@nx/devkit/internal-testing-utils';
+import { MigrationsJson } from '@nx/devkit';
+
+describe('js migrations', () => {
+  assertValidMigrationPaths(json as MigrationsJson, __dirname);
 });
diff --git a/packages/linter/migrations.spec.ts b/packages/linter/migrations.spec.ts
index 868be861df..2039dd7584 100644
--- a/packages/linter/migrations.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/linter/migrations.spec.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
-import path = require('path');
 import json = require('./migrations.json');
-import { MigrationsJsonEntry } from 'nx/src/config/misc-interfaces';
 
-describe('Linter migrations', () => {
-  it('should have valid paths', () => {
-    Object.values(json.generators).forEach((m: MigrationsJsonEntry) => {
-      expect(() =>
-        require.resolve(
-          path.join(__dirname, `${m.factory ?? m.implementation}.ts`)
-        )
-      ).not.toThrow();
-    });
-  });
+import { assertValidMigrationPaths } from '@nx/devkit/internal-testing-utils';
+import { MigrationsJson } from '@nx/devkit';
+
+describe('linter migrations', () => {
+  assertValidMigrationPaths(json as MigrationsJson, __dirname);
 });
diff --git a/packages/nest/migrations.spec.ts b/packages/nest/migrations.spec.ts
index c9ee8857f9..b584f3ffa0 100644
--- a/packages/nest/migrations.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/nest/migrations.spec.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
-import path = require('path');
 import json = require('./migrations.json');
-import { MigrationsJsonEntry } from 'nx/src/config/misc-interfaces';
 
-describe('Nest migrations', () => {
-  it('should have valid paths', () => {
-    Object.values(json.generators).forEach((m: MigrationsJsonEntry) => {
-      expect(() =>
-        require.resolve(
-          path.join(__dirname, `${m.factory ?? m.implementation}.ts`)
-        )
-      ).not.toThrow();
-    });
-  });
+import { assertValidMigrationPaths } from '@nx/devkit/internal-testing-utils';
+import { MigrationsJson } from '@nx/devkit';
+
+describe('nest migrations', () => {
+  assertValidMigrationPaths(json as MigrationsJson, __dirname);
 });
diff --git a/packages/next/migrations.spec.ts b/packages/next/migrations.spec.ts
index e54acf24f2..b9398cf7e5 100644
--- a/packages/next/migrations.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/next/migrations.spec.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
-import path = require('path');
 import json = require('./migrations.json');
-import { MigrationsJsonEntry } from 'nx/src/config/misc-interfaces';
 
-describe('Next migrations', () => {
-  it('should have valid paths', () => {
-    Object.values(json.generators).forEach((m: MigrationsJsonEntry) => {
-      expect(() =>
-        require.resolve(
-          path.join(__dirname, `${m.factory ?? m.implementation}.ts`)
-        )
-      ).not.toThrow();
-    });
-  });
+import { assertValidMigrationPaths } from '@nx/devkit/internal-testing-utils';
+import { MigrationsJson } from '@nx/devkit';
+
+describe('next migrations', () => {
+  assertValidMigrationPaths(json as MigrationsJson, __dirname);
 });
diff --git a/packages/node/migrations.spec.ts b/packages/node/migrations.spec.ts
index b6f50788ac..de601f7d90 100644
--- a/packages/node/migrations.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/node/migrations.spec.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
-import path = require('path');
 import json = require('./migrations.json');
-import { MigrationsJsonEntry } from 'nx/src/config/misc-interfaces';
 
-describe('Node migrations', () => {
-  it('should have valid paths', () => {
-    Object.values(json.generators).forEach((m: MigrationsJsonEntry) => {
-      expect(() =>
-        require.resolve(
-          path.join(__dirname, `${m.factory ?? m.implementation}.ts`)
-        )
-      ).not.toThrow();
-    });
-  });
+import { assertValidMigrationPaths } from '@nx/devkit/internal-testing-utils';
+import { MigrationsJson } from '@nx/devkit';
+
+describe('node migrations', () => {
+  assertValidMigrationPaths(json as MigrationsJson, __dirname);
 });
diff --git a/packages/nx/internal-testing-utils/assert-valid-migrations.ts b/packages/nx/internal-testing-utils/assert-valid-migrations.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0b325e5d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nx/internal-testing-utils/assert-valid-migrations.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import {
+  MigrationsJson,
+  MigrationsJsonEntry,
+} from '../src/config/misc-interfaces';
+import * as path from 'path';
+
+export function assertValidMigrationPaths(json: MigrationsJson, root: string) {
+  Object.entries(json.generators).forEach(([generator, m]) => {
+    it(`should have valid path  generator: ${generator}`, () => {
+      validateMigration(m, root);
+    });
+  });
+
+  Object.entries(json.schematics ?? {}).forEach(([schematic, m]) => {
+    it(`should have valid path schematic: ${schematic}`, () => {
+      validateMigration(m, root);
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+function validateMigration(m: MigrationsJsonEntry, root: string) {
+  const impl = m.factory ?? m.implementation;
+  const [implPath, implMember] = impl.includes('#')
+    ? impl.split('#')
+    : [impl, null];
+  let implModule;
+  expect(() => {
+    implModule = require(path.join(root, `${implPath}.ts`));
+  }).not.toThrow();
+  if (implMember) {
+    expect(implModule).toHaveProperty(implMember);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/nx/internal-testing-utils/run-migration-against-this-workspace.ts b/packages/nx/internal-testing-utils/run-migration-against-this-workspace.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e958b34f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nx/internal-testing-utils/run-migration-against-this-workspace.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { FsTree, Tree } from '../src/generators/tree';
+import { join } from 'path';
+
+export function assertRunsAgainstNxRepo(
+  migrateFn: (tree: Tree) => void | Promise<void>
+) {
+  it('should run against the Nx repo', async () => {
+    const tree = new FsTree(join(__dirname, '../../../'), true);
+    let resultOrPromise: void | Promise<void> = migrateFn(tree);
+
+    if (resultOrPromise && 'then' in resultOrPromise) {
+      try {
+        await resultOrPromise;
+      } catch (e) {
+        fail(e);
+      }
+    }
+  });
+}
diff --git a/packages/nx/migrations.spec.ts b/packages/nx/migrations.spec.ts
index 10d3af6028..787661d5da 100644
--- a/packages/nx/migrations.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/migrations.spec.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
-import path = require('path');
 import json = require('./migrations.json');
 
-describe('Nx migrations', () => {
-  it('should have valid paths', () => {
-    Object.values(json.generators).forEach((m) => {
-      expect(() =>
-        require.resolve(path.join(__dirname, `${m.implementation}.ts`))
-      ).not.toThrow();
-    });
-  });
+import { assertValidMigrationPaths } from './internal-testing-utils/assert-valid-migrations';
+import { MigrationsJson } from './src/config/misc-interfaces';
+
+describe('nx migrations', () => {
+  assertValidMigrationPaths(json as MigrationsJson, __dirname);
 });
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/config/misc-interfaces.ts b/packages/nx/src/config/misc-interfaces.ts
index 1a500e37ea..e6bfca33cf 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/config/misc-interfaces.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/config/misc-interfaces.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export interface MigrationsJsonEntry {
 
 export interface MigrationsJson {
   name?: string;
-  version: string;
+  version?: string;
   collection?: string;
   generators?: { [name: string]: MigrationsJsonEntry };
   schematics?: { [name: string]: MigrationsJsonEntry };
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-14-0-6/remove-roots.spec.ts b/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-14-0-6/remove-roots.spec.ts
index a13f94d3c6..8d63ad4ae8 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-14-0-6/remove-roots.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-14-0-6/remove-roots.spec.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace } from '../../generators/testing-utils/cre
 import { addProjectConfiguration } from '../../generators/utils/project-configuration';
 import { readJson, updateJson, writeJson } from '../../generators/utils/json';
 import removeRoots from './remove-roots';
+import { assertRunsAgainstNxRepo } from '../../../internal-testing-utils/run-migration-against-this-workspace';
 
 describe('remove-roots >', () => {
   let tree: Tree;
@@ -46,4 +47,6 @@ describe('remove-roots >', () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  assertRunsAgainstNxRepo(removeRoots);
 });
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-14-2-0/add-json-schema.spec.ts b/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-14-2-0/add-json-schema.spec.ts
index 301c33e8e6..58b973362d 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-14-2-0/add-json-schema.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-14-2-0/add-json-schema.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { assertRunsAgainstNxRepo } from '../../../internal-testing-utils/run-migration-against-this-workspace';
 import { createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace } from '../../generators/testing-utils/create-tree-with-empty-workspace';
 import type { Tree } from '../../generators/tree';
 import { readJson, writeJson } from '../../generators/utils/json';
@@ -58,4 +59,6 @@ describe('add-json-schema >', () => {
       readJson(tree, 'libs/nested/test-two/project.json')['$schema']
     ).toEqual('../../../node_modules/nx/schemas/project-schema.json');
   });
+
+  assertRunsAgainstNxRepo(addJsonSchema);
 });
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-14-2-0/remove-default-collection.spec.ts b/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-14-2-0/remove-default-collection.spec.ts
index bb18c68f38..4dda965350 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-14-2-0/remove-default-collection.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-14-2-0/remove-default-collection.spec.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   readNxJson,
   updateNxJson,
 } from '../../generators/utils/project-configuration';
+import { assertRunsAgainstNxRepo } from '../../../internal-testing-utils/run-migration-against-this-workspace';
 import removeDefaultCollection from './remove-default-collection';
 
 describe('remove-default-collection', () => {
@@ -52,4 +53,6 @@ describe('remove-default-collection', () => {
     tree.delete('nx.json');
     await expect(removeDefaultCollection(tree)).resolves.not.toThrow();
   });
+
+  assertRunsAgainstNxRepo(removeDefaultCollection);
 });
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-14-3-4/create-target-defaults.spec.ts b/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-14-3-4/create-target-defaults.spec.ts
index 271fb8ee84..b79a95b722 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-14-3-4/create-target-defaults.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-14-3-4/create-target-defaults.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { assertRunsAgainstNxRepo } from '../../../internal-testing-utils/run-migration-against-this-workspace';
 import { createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace } from '../../generators/testing-utils/create-tree-with-empty-workspace';
 import type { Tree } from '../../generators/tree';
 import {
@@ -40,4 +41,6 @@ describe('createTargetDefaults', () => {
     tree.delete('nx.json');
     await expect(createTargetDefaults(tree)).resolves.not.toThrow();
   });
+
+  assertRunsAgainstNxRepo(createTargetDefaults);
 });
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-15-0-0/migrate-to-inputs.spec.ts b/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-15-0-0/migrate-to-inputs.spec.ts
index b25dc2594d..c68aeb8c0d 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-15-0-0/migrate-to-inputs.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-15-0-0/migrate-to-inputs.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { assertRunsAgainstNxRepo } from '../../../internal-testing-utils/run-migration-against-this-workspace';
 import { createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace } from '../../generators/testing-utils/create-tree-with-empty-workspace';
 import type { Tree } from '../../generators/tree';
 import {
@@ -451,4 +452,6 @@ describe('15.0.0 migration (migrate-to-inputs) (v1)', () => {
     const lib = readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'lib1');
     expect(lib.namedInputs).toBeUndefined();
   });
+
+  assertRunsAgainstNxRepo(migrateToInputs);
 });
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-16-0-0/update-depends-on-to-tokens.spec.ts b/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-16-0-0/update-depends-on-to-tokens.spec.ts
index 70daa8bdce..64715aee19 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-16-0-0/update-depends-on-to-tokens.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-16-0-0/update-depends-on-to-tokens.spec.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
 import update from './update-depends-on-to-tokens';
 import { updateJson, writeJson } from '../../generators/utils/json';
 import { createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace } from '../../generators/testing-utils/create-tree-with-empty-workspace';
+import { assertRunsAgainstNxRepo } from '../../../internal-testing-utils/run-migration-against-this-workspace';
 
 describe('update-depends-on-to-tokens', () => {
   it('should update nx.json', async () => {
@@ -125,4 +126,6 @@ describe('update-depends-on-to-tokens', () => {
     promise = update(tree);
     await expect(promise).resolves.toBeUndefined();
   });
+
+  assertRunsAgainstNxRepo(update);
 });
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-16-2-0/remove-run-commands-output-path.spec.ts b/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-16-2-0/remove-run-commands-output-path.spec.ts
index 9ff5065eef..e935d1db65 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-16-2-0/remove-run-commands-output-path.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-16-2-0/remove-run-commands-output-path.spec.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   addProjectConfiguration,
   readProjectConfiguration,
 } from '../../generators/utils/project-configuration';
+import { assertRunsAgainstNxRepo } from '../../../internal-testing-utils/run-migration-against-this-workspace';
 import removeRunCommandsOutputPath from './remove-run-commands-output-path';
 
 describe('removeRunCommandsOutputPath', () => {
@@ -96,4 +97,6 @@ describe('removeRunCommandsOutputPath', () => {
     });
     expect(migratedTargetDefaults.other).toEqual(startingTargetDefaults.other);
   });
+
+  assertRunsAgainstNxRepo(removeRunCommandsOutputPath);
 });
diff --git a/packages/nx/tsconfig.lib.json b/packages/nx/tsconfig.lib.json
index d628406d9a..43635e831d 100644
--- a/packages/nx/tsconfig.lib.json
+++ b/packages/nx/tsconfig.lib.json
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
     "**/*.spec.ts",
     "**/*_spec.ts",
     "jest.config.ts",
-    "**/__fixtures__/**/*.*"
+    "**/__fixtures__/**/*.*",
+    "internal-testing-utils/**/*.ts"
   ],
   "include": ["**/*.ts"]
 }
diff --git a/packages/nx/tsconfig.spec.json b/packages/nx/tsconfig.spec.json
index 20c83bf390..be669d0b3b 100644
--- a/packages/nx/tsconfig.spec.json
+++ b/packages/nx/tsconfig.spec.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     "**/*.spec.js",
     "**/*.spec.jsx",
     "**/*.d.ts",
+    "internal-testing-utils/**/*.ts",
     "jest.config.ts"
   ]
 }
diff --git a/packages/plugin/src/migrations/update-15-0-0/specify-output-capture.spec.ts b/packages/plugin/src/migrations/update-15-0-0/specify-output-capture.spec.ts
index abda3e71db..6ec8486e61 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/src/migrations/update-15-0-0/specify-output-capture.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin/src/migrations/update-15-0-0/specify-output-capture.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { readJson, updateJson } from '@nx/devkit';
 import { createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace } from '@nx/devkit/testing';
 import { Linter } from '@nx/linter';
+import { assertRunsAgainstNxRepo } from '@nx/devkit/internal-testing-utils';
 import { ExecutorConfig } from 'nx/src/config/misc-interfaces';
 import executorGenerator from '../../generators/executor/executor';
 import pluginGenerator from '../../generators/plugin/plugin';
@@ -50,6 +51,8 @@ describe('update-15-0-0-specify-output-capture', () => {
       readJson<ExecutorConfig['schema']>(tree, schemaPath).outputCapture
     ).toEqual('direct-nodejs');
   });
+
+  assertRunsAgainstNxRepo(update);
 });
 
 async function createTreeWithBoilerplate() {
diff --git a/packages/plugin/src/migrations/update-16-0-0-add-nx-packages/update-16-0-0-add-nx-packages.spec.ts b/packages/plugin/src/migrations/update-16-0-0-add-nx-packages/update-16-0-0-add-nx-packages.spec.ts
index 50ce4f1a0b..d4fe58f7db 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/src/migrations/update-16-0-0-add-nx-packages/update-16-0-0-add-nx-packages.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin/src/migrations/update-16-0-0-add-nx-packages/update-16-0-0-add-nx-packages.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Tree, readJson, updateJson } from '@nx/devkit';
 import { createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace } from '@nx/devkit/testing';
+import { assertRunsAgainstNxRepo } from '@nx/devkit/internal-testing-utils';
 import replacePackage from './update-16-0-0-add-nx-packages';
 
 describe('update-16-0-0-add-nx-packages', () => {
@@ -34,4 +35,6 @@ describe('update-16-0-0-add-nx-packages', () => {
 
     expect(newDependencyVersion).toBeDefined();
   });
+
+  assertRunsAgainstNxRepo(replacePackage);
 });
diff --git a/packages/plugin/src/migrations/update-16-0-0/cli-in-schema-json.spec.ts b/packages/plugin/src/migrations/update-16-0-0/cli-in-schema-json.spec.ts
index 9b75ae55fc..77c49e508b 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/src/migrations/update-16-0-0/cli-in-schema-json.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin/src/migrations/update-16-0-0/cli-in-schema-json.spec.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
 } from '@nx/devkit';
 import { createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace } from '@nx/devkit/testing';
 import { Linter } from '@nx/linter';
+import { assertRunsAgainstNxRepo } from '@nx/devkit/internal-testing-utils';
 import { PackageJson } from 'nx/src/utils/package-json';
 import executorGenerator from '../../generators/executor/executor';
 import generatorGenerator from '../../generators/generator/generator';
@@ -234,6 +235,8 @@ describe('updateCliPropsForPlugins', () => {
     const updated = readJson(tree, schemaPath);
     expect(updated).not.toHaveProperty('cli');
   });
+
+  assertRunsAgainstNxRepo(updateCliPropsForPlugins);
 });
 
 async function createPlugin(tree: Tree) {
diff --git a/packages/plugin/src/migrations/update-16-2-0/replace-e2e-executor.spec.ts b/packages/plugin/src/migrations/update-16-2-0/replace-e2e-executor.spec.ts
index 24578b6e9f..dad32acac2 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/src/migrations/update-16-2-0/replace-e2e-executor.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin/src/migrations/update-16-2-0/replace-e2e-executor.spec.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   addProjectConfiguration,
   readProjectConfiguration,
 } from '@nx/devkit';
+import { assertRunsAgainstNxRepo } from '@nx/devkit/internal-testing-utils';
 import { createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace } from '@nx/devkit/testing';
 import replaceE2EExecutor from './replace-e2e-executor';
 
@@ -65,4 +66,6 @@ describe('update-16-0-0-add-nx-packages', () => {
       }
     `);
   });
+
+  assertRunsAgainstNxRepo(replaceE2EExecutor);
 });
diff --git a/packages/react-native/migrations.spec.ts b/packages/react-native/migrations.spec.ts
index aed48d2403..627164084b 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/migrations.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native/migrations.spec.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
-import path = require('path');
 import json = require('./migrations.json');
-import { MigrationsJsonEntry } from 'nx/src/config/misc-interfaces';
 
-describe('React Native migrations', () => {
-  it('should have valid paths', () => {
-    Object.values(json.generators).forEach((m: MigrationsJsonEntry) => {
-      expect(() =>
-        require.resolve(
-          path.join(__dirname, `${m.factory ?? m.implementation}.ts`)
-        )
-      ).not.toThrow();
-    });
-  });
+import { assertValidMigrationPaths } from '@nx/devkit/internal-testing-utils';
+import { MigrationsJson } from '@nx/devkit';
+
+describe('react-native migrations', () => {
+  assertValidMigrationPaths(json as MigrationsJson, __dirname);
 });
diff --git a/packages/react/migrations.spec.ts b/packages/react/migrations.spec.ts
index 9eaa778c18..1fec2f6b59 100644
--- a/packages/react/migrations.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/react/migrations.spec.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
-import path = require('path');
 import json = require('./migrations.json');
-import { MigrationsJsonEntry } from 'nx/src/config/misc-interfaces';
 
-describe('React migrations', () => {
-  it('should have valid paths', () => {
-    Object.values(json.generators).forEach((m: MigrationsJsonEntry) => {
-      expect(() =>
-        require.resolve(
-          path.join(__dirname, `${m.factory ?? m.implementation}.ts`)
-        )
-      ).not.toThrow();
-    });
-  });
+import { assertValidMigrationPaths } from '@nx/devkit/internal-testing-utils';
+import { MigrationsJson } from '@nx/devkit';
+
+describe('react migrations', () => {
+  assertValidMigrationPaths(json as MigrationsJson, __dirname);
 });
diff --git a/packages/rollup/migrations.spec.ts b/packages/rollup/migrations.spec.ts
index 06fde8470e..0d4c8e873e 100644
--- a/packages/rollup/migrations.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/rollup/migrations.spec.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
-import path = require('path');
 import json = require('./migrations.json');
-import { MigrationsJsonEntry } from 'nx/src/config/misc-interfaces';
 
-describe('Rollup migrations', () => {
-  it('should have valid paths', () => {
-    Object.values(json.generators).forEach((m: MigrationsJsonEntry) => {
-      expect(() =>
-        require.resolve(
-          path.join(__dirname, `${m.factory ?? m.implementation}.ts`)
-        )
-      ).not.toThrow();
-    });
-  });
+import { assertValidMigrationPaths } from '@nx/devkit/internal-testing-utils';
+import { MigrationsJson } from '@nx/devkit';
+
+describe('rollup migrations', () => {
+  assertValidMigrationPaths(json as MigrationsJson, __dirname);
 });
diff --git a/packages/storybook/migrations.spec.ts b/packages/storybook/migrations.spec.ts
index 294c032036..66ce4bd298 100644
--- a/packages/storybook/migrations.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/storybook/migrations.spec.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
-import path = require('path');
 import json = require('./migrations.json');
-import { MigrationsJsonEntry } from 'nx/src/config/misc-interfaces';
 
-describe('Storybook migrations', () => {
-  it('should have valid paths', () => {
-    Object.values(json.generators).forEach((m: MigrationsJsonEntry) => {
-      expect(() =>
-        require.resolve(
-          path.join(__dirname, `${m.factory ?? m.implementation}.ts`)
-        )
-      ).not.toThrow();
-    });
-  });
+import { assertValidMigrationPaths } from '@nx/devkit/internal-testing-utils';
+import { MigrationsJson } from '@nx/devkit';
+
+describe('storybook migrations', () => {
+  assertValidMigrationPaths(json as MigrationsJson, __dirname);
 });
diff --git a/packages/vite/migrations.spec.ts b/packages/vite/migrations.spec.ts
index b655f6206a..655cf2ebad 100644
--- a/packages/vite/migrations.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/migrations.spec.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
-import path = require('path');
 import json = require('./migrations.json');
-import { MigrationsJsonEntry } from 'nx/src/config/misc-interfaces';
 
-describe('Vite migrations', () => {
-  it('should have valid paths', () => {
-    Object.values(json.generators).forEach((m: MigrationsJsonEntry) => {
-      expect(() =>
-        require.resolve(
-          path.join(__dirname, `${m.factory ?? m.implementation}.ts`)
-        )
-      ).not.toThrow();
-    });
-  });
+import { assertValidMigrationPaths } from '@nx/devkit/internal-testing-utils';
+import { MigrationsJson } from '@nx/devkit';
+
+describe('vite migrations', () => {
+  assertValidMigrationPaths(json as MigrationsJson, __dirname);
 });
diff --git a/packages/web/migrations.spec.ts b/packages/web/migrations.spec.ts
index 8bc24c2dac..f4f1802fa0 100644
--- a/packages/web/migrations.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/web/migrations.spec.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
-import path = require('path');
 import json = require('./migrations.json');
-import { MigrationsJsonEntry } from 'nx/src/config/misc-interfaces';
 
-describe('Web migrations', () => {
-  it('should have valid paths', () => {
-    Object.values(json.generators).forEach((m: MigrationsJsonEntry) => {
-      expect(() =>
-        require.resolve(
-          path.join(__dirname, `${m.factory ?? m.implementation}.ts`)
-        )
-      ).not.toThrow();
-    });
-  });
+import { assertValidMigrationPaths } from '@nx/devkit/internal-testing-utils';
+import { MigrationsJson } from '@nx/devkit';
+
+describe('web migrations', () => {
+  assertValidMigrationPaths(json as MigrationsJson, __dirname);
 });
diff --git a/packages/webpack/migrations.spec.ts b/packages/webpack/migrations.spec.ts
index 602b5b55de..5ddd885c8d 100644
--- a/packages/webpack/migrations.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/webpack/migrations.spec.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
-import path = require('path');
 import json = require('./migrations.json');
-import { MigrationsJsonEntry } from 'nx/src/config/misc-interfaces';
 
-describe('Webpack migrations', () => {
-  it('should have valid paths', () => {
-    Object.values(json.generators).forEach((m: MigrationsJsonEntry) => {
-      expect(() =>
-        require.resolve(
-          path.join(__dirname, `${m.factory ?? m.implementation}.ts`)
-        )
-      ).not.toThrow();
-    });
-  });
+import { assertValidMigrationPaths } from '@nx/devkit/internal-testing-utils';
+import { MigrationsJson } from '@nx/devkit';
+
+describe('webpack migrations', () => {
+  assertValidMigrationPaths(json as MigrationsJson, __dirname);
 });
diff --git a/packages/workspace/migrations.spec.ts b/packages/workspace/migrations.spec.ts
index 294b03490c..0e7b9bccb5 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/migrations.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/migrations.spec.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
-import path = require('path');
 import json = require('./migrations.json');
 
-describe('Workspace migrations', () => {
-  it('should have valid paths', () => {
-    Object.values(json.generators).forEach((m: any) => {
-      expect(() =>
-        require.resolve(
-          path.join(__dirname, `${m.implementation || m.factory}.ts`)
-        )
-      ).not.toThrow();
-    });
-  });
+import { assertValidMigrationPaths } from '@nx/devkit/internal-testing-utils';
+import { MigrationsJson } from '@nx/devkit';
+
+describe('workspace migrations', () => {
+  assertValidMigrationPaths(json as MigrationsJson, __dirname);
 });