diff --git a/gradle-versions-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/github/benmanes/gradle/versions/updates/Resolver.kt b/gradle-versions-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/github/benmanes/gradle/versions/updates/Resolver.kt
index 301c8d52..9e10e665 100644
--- a/gradle-versions-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/github/benmanes/gradle/versions/updates/Resolver.kt
+++ b/gradle-versions-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/github/benmanes/gradle/versions/updates/Resolver.kt
@@ -89,11 +89,12 @@ class Resolver(
     revision: String,
     currentCoordinates: Map<Coordinate.Key, Coordinate>,
   ): Configuration {
-    // Kotlin deps anywhere in the hierarchy are a special case we'll handle later
-    val kotlinDeps = { dependency: ExternalDependency -> dependency.group == "org.jetbrains.kotlin" && dependency.version != null }
+    // Kotlin deps anywhere in the hierarchy are a special case we'll handle later separately, unless they are being
+    // forced, as is the case with plugins, in which case handle those deps here
+    val kotlinDeps = { dependency: ExternalDependency -> (dependency.group?.startsWith("org.jetbrains.kotlin") ?: false) && dependency.version != null }
     val latest = configuration.allDependencies
       .filterIsInstance<ExternalDependency>()
-      .filterNot(kotlinDeps)
+      .filterNot { kotlinDeps(it) && it.isForce }
       .mapTo(mutableListOf()) { dependency ->
         createQueryDependency(dependency as ModuleDependency)
       }
diff --git a/gradle-versions-plugin/src/test/groovy/com/github/benmanes/gradle/versions/PluginUpdateDetectionSpec.groovy b/gradle-versions-plugin/src/test/groovy/com/github/benmanes/gradle/versions/PluginUpdateDetectionSpec.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57975fec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle-versions-plugin/src/test/groovy/com/github/benmanes/gradle/versions/PluginUpdateDetectionSpec.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+package com.github.benmanes.gradle.versions
+
+import org.gradle.testkit.runner.GradleRunner
+import org.junit.Rule
+import org.junit.rules.TemporaryFolder
+import spock.lang.See
+import spock.lang.Specification
+
+import static org.gradle.testkit.runner.TaskOutcome.SUCCESS
+
+final class PluginUpdateDetectionSpec extends Specification {
+  private static final KOTLIN_VERSION = '1.6.0'
+
+  @Rule
+  final TemporaryFolder testProjectDir = new TemporaryFolder()
+  private String mavenRepoUrl
+
+  def 'setup'() {
+    mavenRepoUrl = getClass().getResource('/maven/').toURI()
+  }
+
+  @See("https://github.com/ben-manes/gradle-versions-plugin/discussions/823")
+  def "kotlin plugin in the classpath configuration is properly handled (applying JVM plugin: #applyJvmPlugin)"() {
+    given:
+    testProjectDir.newFile('build.gradle') <<
+      """
+        buildscript {
+            dependencies {
+                classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:\$kotlin_version"
+            }
+        }
+
+        plugins {
+            id 'com.github.ben-manes.versions' version '0.50.0'
+            id 'java-gradle-plugin'
+            ${applyJvmPlugin ? "id 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm' version \"\$kotlin_version\"" : ''}
+        }
+
+        repositories {
+            mavenCentral()
+        }
+
+        dependencies {
+            implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:\$kotlin_version"
+        }
+      """.stripIndent()
+
+    testProjectDir.newFile('gradle.properties') << "kotlin_version = $KOTLIN_VERSION"
+
+    when:
+    def result = GradleRunner.create()
+      .withProjectDir(testProjectDir.root)
+      .withArguments('dependencyUpdates')
+      .withPluginClasspath()
+      .build()
+
+    then:
+    result.output.contains """The following dependencies have later milestone versions:
+ - org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin [$KOTLIN_VERSION -> """
+    result.task(':dependencyUpdates').outcome == SUCCESS
+
+    where:
+    applyJvmPlugin << [true, false]
+  }
+
+  @See("https://github.com/ben-manes/gradle-versions-plugin/discussions/823")
+  def "kotlin plugin in the implementation configuration is properly handled"() {
+    given:
+    testProjectDir.newFile('build.gradle') <<
+      """
+        plugins {
+            id 'com.github.ben-manes.versions' version '0.46.0'
+            id 'java-gradle-plugin'
+        }
+
+        repositories {
+            mavenCentral()
+        }
+
+        dependencies {
+            implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:\$kotlin_version"
+            implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:\$kotlin_version"
+        }
+      """.stripIndent()
+
+    testProjectDir.newFile('gradle.properties') << "kotlin_version = $KOTLIN_VERSION"
+
+    when:
+    def result = GradleRunner.create()
+      .withProjectDir(testProjectDir.root)
+      .withArguments('dependencyUpdates')
+      .withPluginClasspath()
+      .build()
+
+    then:
+    result.output.contains """The following dependencies have later milestone versions:
+ - org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin [$KOTLIN_VERSION -> """
+    result.task(':dependencyUpdates').outcome == SUCCESS
+  }
+}