diff --git a/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsbuildsystem.cpp b/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsbuildsystem.cpp
index 113212be5fb..0b64294d0da 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsbuildsystem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsbuildsystem.cpp
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@
 
 #include "makefileparserthread.h"
 
-#include <cppeditor/cppprojectupdater.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/projectupdater.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/target.h>
+
 #include <qtsupport/qtcppkitinfo.h>
 
 #include <utils/filesystemwatcher.h>
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ namespace AutotoolsProjectManager::Internal {
 
 AutotoolsBuildSystem::AutotoolsBuildSystem(Target *target)
     : BuildSystem(target)
-    , m_cppCodeModelUpdater(new CppEditor::CppProjectUpdater)
+    , m_cppCodeModelUpdater(ProjectUpdaterFactory::createCppProjectUpdater())
 {
     connect(target, &Target::activeBuildConfigurationChanged, this, [this] { requestParse(); });
     connect(target->project(), &Project::projectFileIsDirty, this, [this] { requestParse(); });
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsbuildsystem.h b/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsbuildsystem.h
index 8832323d6f9..45976a359a8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsbuildsystem.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsbuildsystem.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <memory>
 
-namespace CppEditor { class CppProjectUpdater; }
+namespace ProjectExplorer { class ProjectUpdater; }
 
 namespace AutotoolsProjectManager::Internal {
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ private:
     /// Responsible for parsing the makefiles asynchronously in a thread
     std::unique_ptr<MakefileParserThread> m_makefileParserThread;
 
-    CppEditor::CppProjectUpdater *m_cppCodeModelUpdater = nullptr;
+    ProjectExplorer::ProjectUpdater *m_cppCodeModelUpdater = nullptr;
 };
 
 } // AutotoolsProjectManager::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.cpp
index b05fbbe9174..ff948fed01e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.cpp
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
 #include <coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.h>
 
 #include <cppeditor/cppeditorconstants.h>
-#include <cppeditor/cppprojectupdater.h>
 
 #include <projectexplorer/extracompiler.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/kitaspects.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/projectexplorer.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/projectupdater.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/target.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/taskhub.h>
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(cmakeBuildSystemLog, "qtc.cmake.buildsystem", QtWarnin
 
 CMakeBuildSystem::CMakeBuildSystem(CMakeBuildConfiguration *bc)
     : BuildSystem(bc)
-    , m_cppCodeModelUpdater(new CppEditor::CppProjectUpdater)
+    , m_cppCodeModelUpdater(ProjectUpdaterFactory::createCppProjectUpdater())
 {
     // TreeScanner:
     connect(&m_treeScanner, &TreeScanner::finished,
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.h b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.h
index bf0f2c581d2..6086146223b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.h
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@
 #include <projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/buildsystem.h>
 
-#include <utils/fileutils.h>
 #include <utils/temporarydirectory.h>
 
-namespace CppEditor { class CppProjectUpdater; }
 namespace ProjectExplorer {
     class ExtraCompiler;
     class FolderNode;
+    class ProjectUpdater;
 }
+
 namespace Utils {
     class Process;
     class Link;
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ private:
 
     ParseGuard m_currentGuard;
 
-    CppEditor::CppProjectUpdater *m_cppCodeModelUpdater = nullptr;
+    ProjectExplorer::ProjectUpdater *m_cppCodeModelUpdater = nullptr;
     QList<ProjectExplorer::ExtraCompiler *> m_extraCompilers;
     QList<CMakeBuildTarget> m_buildTargets;
     QSet<CMakeFileInfo> m_cmakeFiles;
diff --git a/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.cpp b/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.cpp
index 2ca95d6ecb7..99d0e89ae17 100644
--- a/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.cpp
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
 
 #include <coreplugin/coreplugintr.h>
 #include <coreplugin/icontext.h>
-#include <cppeditor/cppprojectupdater.h>
+
 #include <cppeditor/projectinfo.h>
+
 #include <projectexplorer/buildinfo.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/buildsteplist.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/buildtargetinfo.h>
@@ -21,8 +22,10 @@
 #include <projectexplorer/namedwidget.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/projectnodes.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/projectupdater.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/target.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/toolchainmanager.h>
+
 #include <texteditor/textdocument.h>
 
 #include <utils/algorithm.h>
@@ -43,7 +46,6 @@ namespace Internal {
 
 namespace {
 
-
 bool isGccCompiler(const QString &compilerName)
 {
     return compilerName.contains("gcc")
@@ -312,7 +314,7 @@ void createTree(std::unique_ptr<ProjectNode> &root,
 
 CompilationDatabaseBuildSystem::CompilationDatabaseBuildSystem(Target *target)
     : BuildSystem(target)
-    , m_cppCodeModelUpdater(std::make_unique<CppEditor::CppProjectUpdater>())
+    , m_cppCodeModelUpdater(ProjectUpdaterFactory::createCppProjectUpdater())
     , m_deployFileWatcher(new FileSystemWatcher(this))
 {
     connect(target->project(), &CompilationDatabaseProject::rootProjectDirectoryChanged,
diff --git a/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.h b/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.h
index 71e2ac1a304..3b55927a9b2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.h
+++ b/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.h
@@ -15,12 +15,15 @@
 
 #include <QFutureWatcher>
 
-namespace CppEditor { class CppProjectUpdater; }
-namespace ProjectExplorer { class Kit; }
+namespace ProjectExplorer {
+class Kit;
+class ProjectUpdater;
+} // ProjectExplorer
+
 namespace Utils { class FileSystemWatcher; }
 
-namespace CompilationDatabaseProjectManager {
-namespace Internal {
+namespace CompilationDatabaseProjectManager::Internal {
+
 class CompilationDbParser;
 
 class CompilationDatabaseProject : public ProjectExplorer::Project
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ public:
     void buildTreeAndProjectParts();
 
     QFutureWatcher<void> m_parserWatcher;
-    std::unique_ptr<CppEditor::CppProjectUpdater> m_cppCodeModelUpdater;
+    std::unique_ptr<ProjectExplorer::ProjectUpdater> m_cppCodeModelUpdater;
     MimeBinaryCache m_mimeBinaryCache;
     QByteArray m_projectFileHash;
     CompilationDbParser *m_parser = nullptr;
@@ -68,5 +71,4 @@ public:
     CompilationDatabaseBuildConfigurationFactory();
 };
 
-} // namespace Internal
-} // namespace CompilationDatabaseProjectManager
+} // CompilationDatabaseProjectManager::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/cppeditor/CMakeLists.txt
index 0c83b99b58f..49fe02c17e7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ add_qtc_plugin(CppEditor
     cppprojectinfogenerator.cpp cppprojectinfogenerator.h
     cppprojectpartchooser.cpp cppprojectpartchooser.h
     cppprojectupdater.cpp cppprojectupdater.h
-    cppprojectupdaterinterface.h
     cppqtstyleindenter.cpp cppqtstyleindenter.h
     cppquickfix.cpp cppquickfix.h
     cppquickfixassistant.cpp cppquickfixassistant.h
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.qbs b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.qbs
index 160fd70aee2..45a7901817a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.qbs
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.qbs
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ QtcPlugin {
         "cppprojectinfogenerator.h",
         "cppprojectupdater.cpp",
         "cppprojectupdater.h",
-        "cppprojectupdaterinterface.h",
         "cppquickfix.cpp",
         "cppquickfix.h",
         "cppquickfixassistant.cpp",
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.cpp
index 13d62e4cee2..30fa3bdad9d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.cpp
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@
 #include <coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.h>
 #include <coreplugin/vcsmanager.h>
 
-#include <extensionsystem/pluginmanager.h>
-
 #include <projectexplorer/project.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/projectnodes.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h>
@@ -165,7 +163,6 @@ class CppEditorPluginPrivate : public QObject
 public:
     ~CppEditorPluginPrivate()
     {
-        ExtensionSystem::PluginManager::removeObject(&m_cppProjectUpdaterFactory);
         delete m_clangdSettingsPage;
     }
 
@@ -231,7 +228,6 @@ void CppEditorPlugin::initialize()
     d->m_codeModelSettings.fromSettings(ICore::settings());
 
     CppModelManager::registerJsExtension();
-    ExtensionSystem::PluginManager::addObject(&d->m_cppProjectUpdaterFactory);
 
     setupMenus();
     registerVariables();
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppprojectupdater.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppprojectupdater.cpp
index c75ee0cb522..f64c75ea5c9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppprojectupdater.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppprojectupdater.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <coreplugin/progressmanager/taskprogress.h>
 
 #include <projectexplorer/extracompiler.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h>
 
 #include <utils/algorithm.h>
 #include <utils/async.h>
@@ -24,11 +25,6 @@ namespace CppEditor {
 CppProjectUpdater::CppProjectUpdater() = default;
 CppProjectUpdater::~CppProjectUpdater() = default;
 
-void CppProjectUpdater::update(const ProjectUpdateInfo &projectUpdateInfo)
-{
-    update(projectUpdateInfo, {});
-}
-
 void CppProjectUpdater::update(const ProjectUpdateInfo &projectUpdateInfo,
                                const QList<ProjectExplorer::ExtraCompiler *> &extraCompilers)
 {
@@ -108,15 +104,13 @@ void CppProjectUpdater::cancel()
 }
 
 namespace Internal {
+
 CppProjectUpdaterFactory::CppProjectUpdaterFactory()
 {
-    setObjectName("CppProjectUpdaterFactory");
+    setLanguage(Constants::CXX_LANGUAGE_ID);
+    setCreator([] { return new CppProjectUpdater; });
 }
 
-CppProjectUpdaterInterface *CppProjectUpdaterFactory::create()
-{
-    return new CppProjectUpdater;
-}
 } // namespace Internal
 
 } // namespace CppEditor
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppprojectupdater.h b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppprojectupdater.h
index a8cebc5b1e0..2a8999b69ee 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppprojectupdater.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppprojectupdater.h
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 
 #include "cppeditor_global.h"
 
-#include "cppprojectupdaterinterface.h"
+#include <projectexplorer/projectupdater.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/rawprojectpart.h>
 
 #include <utils/futuresynchronizer.h>
 
@@ -17,19 +18,17 @@ namespace CppEditor {
 namespace Internal {
 
 // registered in extensionsystem's object pool for plugins with weak dependency to CppEditor
-class CppProjectUpdaterFactory : public QObject
+class CppProjectUpdaterFactory final
+    : public ProjectExplorer::ProjectUpdaterFactory
 {
-    Q_OBJECT
 public:
     CppProjectUpdaterFactory();
-
-    // keep the namespace, for the type name in the invokeMethod call
-    Q_INVOKABLE CppEditor::CppProjectUpdaterInterface *create();
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
 
-class CPPEDITOR_EXPORT CppProjectUpdater final : public QObject, public CppProjectUpdaterInterface
+class CPPEDITOR_EXPORT CppProjectUpdater final
+    : public QObject, public ProjectExplorer::ProjectUpdater
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
@@ -37,9 +36,8 @@ public:
     CppProjectUpdater();
     ~CppProjectUpdater() override;
 
-    void update(const ProjectExplorer::ProjectUpdateInfo &projectUpdateInfo) override;
     void update(const ProjectExplorer::ProjectUpdateInfo &projectUpdateInfo,
-                const QList<ProjectExplorer::ExtraCompiler *> &extraCompilers);
+                const QList<ProjectExplorer::ExtraCompiler *> &extraCompilers) override;
     void cancel() override;
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppprojectupdaterinterface.h b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppprojectupdaterinterface.h
deleted file mode 100644
index cb5b797fd2f..00000000000
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppprojectupdaterinterface.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2016 The Qt Company Ltd.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0-only WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include <projectexplorer/rawprojectpart.h>
-
-namespace CppEditor {
-
-// FIXME: Remove
-class CppProjectUpdaterInterface
-{
-public:
-    virtual ~CppProjectUpdaterInterface() = default;
-
-    virtual void update(const ProjectExplorer::ProjectUpdateInfo &projectUpdateInfo) = 0;
-    virtual void cancel() = 0;
-};
-
-} // namespace CppEditor
diff --git a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericproject.cpp b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericproject.cpp
index 20afb9f99c1..fcd621b9cce 100644
--- a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericproject.cpp
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 
 #include "genericproject.h"
 
-#include "genericbuildconfiguration.h"
-#include "genericmakestep.h"
 #include "genericprojectconstants.h"
 #include "genericprojectmanagertr.h"
 
@@ -13,10 +11,6 @@
 #include <coreplugin/icore.h>
 #include <coreplugin/idocument.h>
 
-#include <cppeditor/cppprojectupdaterinterface.h>
-
-#include <extensionsystem/pluginmanager.h>
-
 #include <projectexplorer/abi.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/buildinfo.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/buildsteplist.h>
@@ -27,6 +21,8 @@
 #include <projectexplorer/kitaspects.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/projectnodes.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/projectupdater.h>
+
 #include <projectexplorer/selectablefilesmodel.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/target.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/taskhub.h>
@@ -156,7 +152,7 @@ private:
     QStringList m_cxxflags;
     QStringList m_cflags;
 
-    CppEditor::CppProjectUpdaterInterface *m_cppCodeModelUpdater = nullptr;
+    ProjectUpdater *m_cppCodeModelUpdater = nullptr;
 
     FileSystemWatcher m_deployFileWatcher;
 };
@@ -186,16 +182,7 @@ GenericProject::GenericProject(const Utils::FilePath &fileName)
 GenericBuildSystem::GenericBuildSystem(Target *target)
     : BuildSystem(target)
 {
-    QObject *projectUpdaterFactory = ExtensionSystem::PluginManager::getObjectByName(
-        "CppProjectUpdaterFactory");
-    if (projectUpdaterFactory) {
-        const bool successFullyCreatedProjectUpdater
-            = QMetaObject::invokeMethod(projectUpdaterFactory,
-                                        "create",
-                                        Q_RETURN_ARG(CppEditor::CppProjectUpdaterInterface *,
-                                                     m_cppCodeModelUpdater));
-        QTC_CHECK(successFullyCreatedProjectUpdater);
-    }
+    m_cppCodeModelUpdater = ProjectUpdaterFactory::createCppProjectUpdater();
 
     connect(target->project(), &Project::projectFileIsDirty, this, [this](const FilePath &p) {
         if (p.endsWith(".files"))
diff --git a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/mesonbuildsystem.cpp b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/mesonbuildsystem.cpp
index 8aacff10c92..806c2a7fe9f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/mesonbuildsystem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/mesonbuildsystem.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include <projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/kitaspects.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/kitmanager.h>
-#include <projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/projectupdater.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/taskhub.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/toolchain.h>
 
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ void MachineFileManager::cleanupMachineFiles()
 MesonBuildSystem::MesonBuildSystem(MesonBuildConfiguration *bc)
     : BuildSystem(bc)
     , m_parser(MesonToolKitAspect::mesonToolId(bc->kit()), bc->environment(), project())
+    , m_cppCodeModelUpdater(ProjectUpdaterFactory::createCppProjectUpdater())
 {
     qCDebug(mesonBuildSystemLog) << "Init";
     connect(bc->target(), &ProjectExplorer::Target::kitChanged, this, [this] {
@@ -239,8 +240,8 @@ void MesonBuildSystem::parsingCompleted(bool success)
     if (success) {
         setRootProjectNode(m_parser.takeProjectNode());
         if (kit() && buildConfiguration()) {
-            ProjectExplorer::KitInfo kitInfo{kit()};
-            m_cppCodeModelUpdater.update(
+            KitInfo kitInfo{kit()};
+            m_cppCodeModelUpdater->update(
                 {project(),
                  QtSupport::CppKitInfo(kit()),
                  buildConfiguration()->environment(),
diff --git a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/mesonbuildsystem.h b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/mesonbuildsystem.h
index b07d5aba4ce..bae78142a74 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/mesonbuildsystem.h
+++ b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/mesonbuildsystem.h
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 #include "mesonprojectparser.h"
 #include "kitdata.h"
 
-#include <cppeditor/cppprojectupdater.h>
-
 #include <projectexplorer/buildsystem.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/target.h>
 
 #include <utils/filesystemwatcher.h>
 
+namespace ProjectExplorer { class ProjectUpdater; }
+
 namespace MesonProjectManager::Internal {
 
 class MesonBuildConfiguration;
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ private:
 
     ProjectExplorer::BuildSystem::ParseGuard m_parseGuard;
     MesonProjectParser m_parser;
-    CppEditor::CppProjectUpdater m_cppCodeModelUpdater;
+    std::unique_ptr<ProjectExplorer::ProjectUpdater> m_cppCodeModelUpdater;
     QStringList m_pendingConfigArgs;
     Utils::FileSystemWatcher m_IntroWatcher;
     KitData m_kitData;
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/CMakeLists.txt
index 26c7d39d70a..35f9f776322 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ add_qtc_plugin(ProjectExplorer
     projectsettingswidget.cpp projectsettingswidget.h
     projecttree.cpp projecttree.h
     projecttreewidget.cpp projecttreewidget.h
+    projectupdater.cpp projectupdater.h
     projectwelcomepage.cpp projectwelcomepage.h
     projectwindow.cpp projectwindow.h
     projectwizardpage.cpp projectwizardpage.h
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.qbs b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.qbs
index 8f5e7e75f57..b4b97f9cd4a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.qbs
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.qbs
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ QtcPlugin {
             "projecttree.cpp",
             "projecttree.h",
             "projecttreewidget.cpp", "projecttreewidget.h",
+            "projectupdater.cpp", "projectupdater.h",
             "projectwindow.cpp", "projectwindow.h",
             "projectwizardpage.cpp", "projectwizardpage.h",
             "rawprojectpart.cpp", "rawprojectpart.h",
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectupdater.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectupdater.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..15143019f44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectupdater.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2023 The Qt Company Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0-only WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0
+
+#include "projectupdater.h"
+
+#include "projectexplorerconstants.h"
+
+#include <utils/algorithm.h>
+#include <utils/predicates.h>
+#include <utils/qtcassert.h>
+
+#include <QList>
+
+using namespace Utils;
+
+namespace ProjectExplorer {
+
+static QList<ProjectUpdaterFactory *> &projectUpdaterFactories()
+{
+    static QList<ProjectUpdaterFactory *> theProjectUpdaterFactories;
+    return theProjectUpdaterFactories;
+}
+
+ProjectUpdaterFactory::ProjectUpdaterFactory()
+{
+    projectUpdaterFactories().append(this);
+}
+
+ProjectUpdaterFactory::~ProjectUpdaterFactory()
+{
+    projectUpdaterFactories().removeOne(this);
+}
+
+void ProjectUpdaterFactory::setLanguage(Id language)
+{
+    m_language = language;
+}
+
+void ProjectUpdaterFactory::setCreator(const std::function<ProjectUpdater *()> &creator)
+{
+    m_creator = creator;
+}
+
+ProjectUpdater *ProjectUpdaterFactory::createProjectUpdater(Id language)
+{
+    const QList<ProjectUpdaterFactory *> &factories = projectUpdaterFactories();
+    ProjectUpdaterFactory *factory =
+        findOrDefault(factories, equal(&ProjectUpdaterFactory::m_language, language));
+    QTC_ASSERT(factory, return nullptr);
+    return factory->m_creator();
+}
+
+ProjectUpdater *ProjectUpdaterFactory::createCppProjectUpdater()
+{
+    return createProjectUpdater(Constants::CXX_LANGUAGE_ID);
+}
+
+} // ProjectExplorer
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectupdater.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectupdater.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ac448ec2fd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectupdater.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2023 The Qt Company Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0-only WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "projectexplorer_export.h"
+
+#include <utils/id.h>
+
+#include <functional>
+
+namespace ProjectExplorer {
+
+class ProjectUpdateInfo;
+class ExtraCompiler;
+
+class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT ProjectUpdater
+{
+public:
+    virtual ~ProjectUpdater() = default;
+
+    virtual void update(const ProjectUpdateInfo &projectUpdateInfo,
+                        const QList<ExtraCompiler *> &extraCompilers = {}) = 0;
+    virtual void cancel() = 0;
+};
+
+class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT ProjectUpdaterFactory
+{
+public:
+    ProjectUpdaterFactory();
+    ~ProjectUpdaterFactory();
+
+    static ProjectUpdater *createProjectUpdater(Utils::Id language);
+    static ProjectUpdater *createCppProjectUpdater(); // Convenience for C++.
+
+protected:
+    void setLanguage(Utils::Id language);
+    void setCreator(const std::function<ProjectUpdater *()> &creator);
+
+private:
+    std::function<ProjectUpdater *()> m_creator;
+    Utils::Id m_language;
+};
+
+} // namespace ProjectExplorer
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp
index 737f7fc17e9..043d88199eb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include <coreplugin/vcsmanager.h>
 #include <cppeditor/cppeditorconstants.h>
 #include <cppeditor/cppmodelmanager.h>
-#include <cppeditor/cppprojectupdater.h>
 #include <cppeditor/generatedcodemodelsupport.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/buildinfo.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/buildmanager.h>
@@ -38,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <projectexplorer/kitaspects.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/projectexplorer.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/projectupdater.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/target.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/taskhub.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/toolchain.h>
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ static bool supportsNodeAction(ProjectAction action, const Node *node)
 QbsBuildSystem::QbsBuildSystem(QbsBuildConfiguration *bc)
     : BuildSystem(bc->target()),
       m_session(new QbsSession(this)),
-      m_cppCodeModelUpdater(new CppEditor::CppProjectUpdater),
+      m_cppCodeModelUpdater(
+        ProjectUpdaterFactory::createProjectUpdater(ProjectExplorer::Constants::CXX_LANGUAGE_ID)),
       m_buildConfiguration(bc)
 {
     connect(m_session, &QbsSession::newGeneratedFilesForSources, this,
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.h b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.h
index e3dcc6f3466..cefda5869f8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #include <functional>
 
-namespace CppEditor { class CppProjectUpdater; }
+namespace ProjectExplorer { class ProjectUpdater; }
 
 namespace QbsProjectManager {
 namespace Internal {
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ private:
     Utils::Environment m_lastParseEnv;
     std::unique_ptr<QbsRequest> m_parseRequest;
 
-    CppEditor::CppProjectUpdater *m_cppCodeModelUpdater = nullptr;
+    ProjectExplorer::ProjectUpdater *m_cppCodeModelUpdater = nullptr;
 
     QHash<ProjectExplorer::ExtraCompilerFactory *, QStringList> m_sourcesForGeneratedFiles;
     QList<ProjectExplorer::ExtraCompiler *> m_extraCompilers;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp
index 53639778950..a21ed6bd72a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include <coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.h>
 
 #include <cppeditor/cppmodelmanager.h>
-#include <cppeditor/cppprojectupdater.h>
 #include <cppeditor/generatedcodemodelsupport.h>
 #include <cppeditor/projectinfo.h>
 
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <projectexplorer/headerpath.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/projectexplorer.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/projectupdater.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/rawprojectpart.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/target.h>
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ DeploymentKnowledge QmakeProject::deploymentKnowledge() const
 QmakeBuildSystem::QmakeBuildSystem(QmakeBuildConfiguration *bc)
     : BuildSystem(bc)
     , m_qmakeVfs(new QMakeVfs)
-    , m_cppCodeModelUpdater(new CppEditor::CppProjectUpdater)
+    , m_cppCodeModelUpdater(ProjectUpdaterFactory::createCppProjectUpdater())
 {
     setParseDelay(0);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.h b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.h
index 10f2a563709..62cd3c01b2c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.h
@@ -20,8 +20,11 @@ class QMakeGlobals;
 class QMakeVfs;
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
-namespace CppEditor { class CppProjectUpdater; }
-namespace ProjectExplorer { class DeploymentData; }
+namespace ProjectExplorer {
+class DeploymentData;
+class ProjectUpdater;
+} // ProjectExplorer
+
 namespace QtSupport { class ProFileReader; }
 
 namespace QmakeProjectManager {
@@ -193,7 +196,7 @@ private:
     bool m_cancelEvaluate = false;
     QList<QmakeProFile *> m_partialEvaluate;
 
-    CppEditor::CppProjectUpdater *m_cppCodeModelUpdater = nullptr;
+    ProjectExplorer::ProjectUpdater *m_cppCodeModelUpdater = nullptr;
 
     Internal::CentralizedFolderWatcher *m_centralizedFolderWatcher = nullptr;