diff --git a/dokka-subprojects/analysis-kotlin-symbols/README.md b/dokka-subprojects/analysis-kotlin-symbols/README.md
index 7c84ffc59d..4ca53ee7ed 100644
--- a/dokka-subprojects/analysis-kotlin-symbols/README.md
+++ b/dokka-subprojects/analysis-kotlin-symbols/README.md
@@ -16,3 +16,9 @@ The `.jar` produced by this project shadows all dependencies. There are several
 2. There are many intertwining transitive dependencies of different versions, as well as direct copy-paste,
    that can lead to runtime errors due to classpath conflicts, so it's best to let Gradle take care of
    dependency resolution, and then pack everything into a single jar in a single place that can be tuned.
+
+## Testing with an override version of Analysis API
+
+To build it with an override version of Analysis API, the property 
+`org.jetbrains.dokka.build.overrideAnalysisAPIVersion=2.2.0-dev-*` should be added to the project. Any version can be set in the property instead of `2.2.0-dev-*`.
+   
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diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index a622a3ca53..9da9e287d3 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -104,3 +104,20 @@ include(
 project(":dokka-subprojects:core").name = "dokka-core"
 
 enableFeaturePreview("TYPESAFE_PROJECT_ACCESSORS")
+
+// OVERWRITING CATALOG VERSIONS
+// for testing against the latest dev version of Analysis API
+// currently, Analysis API is used only in the analysis-kotlin-symbols project
+dependencyResolutionManagement {
+    versionCatalogs {
+        create("libs") {
+            val kotlinCompilerK2Version = providers.gradleProperty(
+                "org.jetbrains.dokka.build.overrideAnalysisAPIVersion"
+            ).orNull
+            if (kotlinCompilerK2Version != null) {
+                logger.lifecycle("Using the override version $kotlinCompilerK2Version of Analysis API")
+                version("kotlin-compiler-k2", kotlinCompilerK2Version)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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