diff --git a/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/releasing.gradle.kts b/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/releasing.gradle.kts
index c44b5c97a0a..e77657427b5 100644
--- a/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/releasing.gradle.kts
+++ b/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/releasing.gradle.kts
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ project.afterEvaluate {
             files(
                 cliBuildDir.resolve("libs/detekt-cli-${project.version}-all.jar"),
                 cliBuildDir.resolve("distributions/detekt-cli-${project.version}.zip"),
-                project(":detekt-formatting").buildDir.resolve("libs/detekt-formatting-${project.version}.jar")
+                project(":detekt-formatting").buildDir.resolve("libs/detekt-formatting-${project.version}.jar"),
+                project(":detekt-authors").buildDir.resolve("libs/detekt-authors-${project.version}.jar")
             )
         )
     }
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 15a04143a7f..a2f5b74d22f 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ allprojects {
     dependencies {
         detekt(project(":detekt-cli"))
         detektPlugins(project(":detekt-formatting"))
+        detektPlugins(project(":detekt-authors"))
     }
 
     tasks.withType<Detekt>().configureEach {
diff --git a/detekt-authors/build.gradle.kts b/detekt-authors/build.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e0469ce857e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/detekt-authors/build.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+plugins {
+    id("module")
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    compileOnly(projects.detektApi)
+    testImplementation(projects.detektTest)
+    testImplementation(libs.assertj)
+}
diff --git a/detekt-authors/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/authors/AuthorsProvider.kt b/detekt-authors/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/authors/AuthorsProvider.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..23f07379a83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/detekt-authors/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/authors/AuthorsProvider.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.authors
+
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.RuleSet
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.RuleSetProvider
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
+
+/**
+ * The authors ruleset provides rules that ensures good practices when writing detekt rules
+ */
+@ActiveByDefault("1.22.0")
+class AuthorsProvider : RuleSetProvider {
+
+    override val ruleSetId: String = "detekt"
+
+    override fun instance(config: Config) = RuleSet(ruleSetId, emptyList())
+}
diff --git a/detekt-authors/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.RuleSetProvider b/detekt-authors/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.RuleSetProvider
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f1fa50444d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/detekt-authors/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.RuleSetProvider
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.authors.AuthorsProvider
diff --git a/detekt-authors/src/main/resources/config/config.yml b/detekt-authors/src/main/resources/config/config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..87a20dcc624
--- /dev/null
+++ b/detekt-authors/src/main/resources/config/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+detekt:
+  active: true
diff --git a/detekt-generator/build.gradle.kts b/detekt-generator/build.gradle.kts
index 8add8a7aa23..c91bbf8d9c3 100644
--- a/detekt-generator/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/detekt-generator/build.gradle.kts
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ val configDir = "${rootProject.rootDir}/detekt-core/src/main/resources"
 val cliOptionsFile = "${rootProject.rootDir}/website/docs/gettingstarted/_cli-options.md"
 val defaultConfigFile = "$configDir/default-detekt-config.yml"
 val deprecationFile = "$configDir/deprecation.properties"
+val formattingConfigFile = "${rootProject.rootDir}/detekt-formatting/src/main/resources/config/config.yml"
+val authorsConfigFile = "${rootProject.rootDir}/detekt-authors/src/main/resources/config/config.yml"
 
 val ruleModules = rootProject.subprojects
     .filter { "rules" in it.name }
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ val generateDocumentation by tasks.registering(JavaExec::class) {
 
     inputs.files(
         ruleModules.map { fileTree(it) },
+        fileTree("${rootProject.rootDir}/detekt-authors/src/main/kotlin"),
         fileTree("${rootProject.rootDir}/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin"),
         file("${rootProject.rootDir}/detekt-generator/build/libs/detekt-generator-${Versions.DETEKT}-all.jar"),
     )
@@ -43,6 +46,8 @@ val generateDocumentation by tasks.registering(JavaExec::class) {
     outputs.files(
         fileTree(documentationDir),
         file(defaultConfigFile),
+        file(formattingConfigFile),
+        file(authorsConfigFile),
         file(deprecationFile),
         file(cliOptionsFile),
     )
@@ -55,7 +60,10 @@ val generateDocumentation by tasks.registering(JavaExec::class) {
     mainClass.set("io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.Main")
     args = listOf(
         "--input",
-        ruleModules.plus("${rootProject.rootDir}/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin").joinToString(","),
+        ruleModules
+            .plus("${rootProject.rootDir}/detekt-authors/src/main/kotlin")
+            .plus("${rootProject.rootDir}/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin")
+            .joinToString(","),
         "--documentation",
         documentationDir,
         "--config",
diff --git a/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/DetektPrinter.kt b/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/DetektPrinter.kt
index a9dbb1e11f8..900f6ce2418 100644
--- a/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/DetektPrinter.kt
+++ b/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/DetektPrinter.kt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class DetektPrinter(private val arguments: GeneratorArgs) {
             }
         }
         yamlWriter.write(arguments.configPath, "default-detekt-config") {
-            ConfigPrinter.print(pages.filterNot { it.ruleSet.name == "formatting" })
+            ConfigPrinter.print(pages.filterNot { it.ruleSet.name == "formatting" || it.ruleSet.name == "detekt" })
         }
         propertiesWriter.write(arguments.configPath, "deprecation") {
             // We intentionally not filter for "formatting" as we want to be able to deprecate
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ class DetektPrinter(private val arguments: GeneratorArgs) {
                 printRuleSetPage(pages.first { it.ruleSet.name == "formatting" })
             }
         }
+        yamlWriter.write(Paths.get("../detekt-authors/src/main/resources/config"), "config") {
+            yaml {
+                printRuleSetPage(pages.first { it.ruleSet.name == "detekt" })
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     private fun markdownHeader(ruleSet: String): String {
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index 6bd4a0a283a..2b1b14da995 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ pluginManagement {
 
 include("code-coverage-report")
 include("detekt-api")
+include("detekt-authors")
 include("detekt-cli")
 include("detekt-core")
 include("detekt-formatting")