diff --git a/manifest/main.ml b/manifest/main.ml
index 8346214a47986be7f9c423a87d5eaff08b2e5243..da7177a204d99d9a75d968822d08a31df85cb958 100644
--- a/manifest/main.ml
+++ b/manifest/main.ml
@@ -5417,8 +5417,12 @@ module Protocol = Protocol
     in
     let _dac_tests =
       only_if (active && N.(number >= 017)) @@ fun () ->
-      test
-        "main"
+      tezt
+        [
+          "test_dac_pages_encoding";
+          "test_dac_plugin_registration";
+          "test_helpers";
+        ]
         ~path:(path // "lib_dac/test")
         ~with_macos_security_framework:true
         ~opam:(sf "tezos-dac-%s" name_dash)
@@ -5431,7 +5435,7 @@ module Protocol = Protocol
             octez_base_test_helpers |> open_;
             test_helpers |> if_some |> open_;
             octez_dac_node_lib |> open_;
-            alcotest_lwt;
+            alcotezt;
           ]
     in
     let benchmark_type_inference =
diff --git a/opam/tezos-dac-alpha.opam b/opam/tezos-dac-alpha.opam
index e5feb6cfd0a86225e83a24ad29068e5b715d5123..45a93126106e740c401c0428a3bc0df0e006cef6 100644
--- a/opam/tezos-dac-alpha.opam
+++ b/opam/tezos-dac-alpha.opam
@@ -18,13 +18,15 @@ depends: [
   "tezos-client-alpha"
   "tezos-embedded-protocol-alpha"
   "tezos-protocol-alpha"
+  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.0.0" }
   "tezos-base-test-helpers" {with-test}
   "tezos-alpha-test-helpers" {with-test}
-  "alcotest-lwt" { with-test & >= "1.5.0" }
+  "octez-alcotezt" {with-test}
 ]
 build: [
   ["rm" "-r" "vendors"]
   ["dune" "build" "-p" name "-j" jobs]
   ["dune" "runtest" "-p" name "-j" jobs] {with-test}
+  ["dune" "build" "@runtezt" "-p" name "-j" jobs] {with-test}
 ]
 synopsis: "Tezos/Protocol: protocol specific library for the Data availability Committee"
diff --git a/src/proto_alpha/lib_dac/test/dune b/src/proto_alpha/lib_dac/test/dune
index 1240a9a3b3678ca2086f38887b01c2c9667846c8..b34a34f0c2136e11aa69ed3e0b9d1d4629c7f5f9 100644
--- a/src/proto_alpha/lib_dac/test/dune
+++ b/src/proto_alpha/lib_dac/test/dune
@@ -1,30 +1,48 @@
 ; This file was automatically generated, do not edit.
 ; Edit file manifest/main.ml instead.
 
-(executable
- (name main)
+(library
+ (name src_proto_alpha_lib_dac_test_tezt_lib)
+ (instrumentation (backend bisect_ppx))
  (libraries
+  tezt.core
   tezos-base
   tezos-dac-alpha
   tezos-protocol-alpha
   tezos-base-test-helpers
   tezos-alpha-test-helpers
   tezos_dac_node_lib
-  alcotest-lwt)
- (link_flags
-  (:standard)
-  (:include %{workspace_root}/macos-link-flags.sexp))
+  octez-alcotezt)
+ (library_flags (:standard -linkall))
  (flags
   (:standard)
+  -open Tezt_core
+  -open Tezt_core.Base
   -open Tezos_base.TzPervasives
   -open Tezos_base.TzPervasives.Error_monad.Legacy_monad_globals
   -open Tezos_dac_alpha
   -open Tezos_protocol_alpha
   -open Tezos_base_test_helpers
   -open Tezos_alpha_test_helpers
-  -open Tezos_dac_node_lib))
+  -open Tezos_dac_node_lib
+  -open Octez_alcotezt)
+ (modules test_dac_pages_encoding test_dac_plugin_registration test_helpers))
+
+(executable
+ (name main)
+ (libraries
+  src_proto_alpha_lib_dac_test_tezt_lib
+  tezt)
+ (link_flags
+  (:standard)
+  (:include %{workspace_root}/macos-link-flags.sexp))
+ (modules main))
 
 (rule
- (alias runtest)
+ (alias runtezt)
  (package tezos-dac-alpha)
  (action (run %{dep:./main.exe})))
+
+(rule
+ (targets main.ml)
+ (action (with-stdout-to %{targets} (echo "let () = Tezt.Test.run ()"))))
diff --git a/src/proto_alpha/lib_dac/test/test_dac_pages_encoding.ml b/src/proto_alpha/lib_dac/test/test_dac_pages_encoding.ml
index 96ca5be40023002659b0895a64851c99ade6adcd..ba59af8cfb555d375997df33d92ed8210606cd67 100644
--- a/src/proto_alpha/lib_dac/test/test_dac_pages_encoding.ml
+++ b/src/proto_alpha/lib_dac/test/test_dac_pages_encoding.ml
@@ -617,3 +617,13 @@ let tests =
       Hash_chain.V0.test_serialize;
     Merkle_tree.V0.PBT.serialization_roundtrip_pbt;
   ]
+
+let () =
+  Alcotest_lwt.run
+    "protocol > unit"
+    [
+      Test_helpers.Unit_test.spec
+        (Protocol.name ^ ": Dac_pages_encoding.ml")
+        tests;
+    ]
+  |> Lwt_main.run
diff --git a/src/proto_alpha/lib_dac/test/test_dac_plugin_registration.ml b/src/proto_alpha/lib_dac/test/test_dac_plugin_registration.ml
index 23bb2973723de1b5648652c5cc52540afaed9a17..20a414457447a8b37241fb60bee3d6a143db2bf1 100644
--- a/src/proto_alpha/lib_dac/test/test_dac_plugin_registration.ml
+++ b/src/proto_alpha/lib_dac/test/test_dac_plugin_registration.ml
@@ -150,3 +150,13 @@ let tests =
       `Quick
       test_dac_hash_hash_string_with_reveal_hash;
   ]
+
+let () =
+  Alcotest_lwt.run
+    "protocol > unit"
+    [
+      Test_helpers.Unit_test.spec
+        (Protocol.name ^ ": Dac_plugin_registration.ml")
+        tests;
+    ]
+  |> Lwt_main.run
diff --git a/src/proto_alpha/lib_dac/test/main.ml b/src/proto_alpha/lib_dac/test/test_helpers.ml
similarity index 90%
rename from src/proto_alpha/lib_dac/test/main.ml
rename to src/proto_alpha/lib_dac/test/test_helpers.ml
index b326558332d500e1a58e886dcacd90c0d641a4a9..832d0dd725a9180fba8175132321c789378ce500 100644
--- a/src/proto_alpha/lib_dac/test/main.ml
+++ b/src/proto_alpha/lib_dac/test/test_helpers.ml
@@ -43,14 +43,3 @@ end = struct
 
   let _skip unit_name test_cases = ("[SKIPPED] " ^ unit_name, test_cases)
 end
-
-let () =
-  Alcotest_lwt.run
-    "protocol > unit"
-    [
-      Unit_test.spec "Dac_pages_encoding.ml" Test_dac_pages_encoding.tests;
-      Unit_test.spec
-        "Dac_plugin_registration.ml"
-        Test_dac_plugin_registration.tests;
-    ]
-  |> Lwt_main.run
diff --git a/tezt/tests/dune b/tezt/tests/dune
index 343df28cd51343da7e8bda38bd38f3a15e2d33bf..4baeeaf5c45fdc496c32b5d33f4ada6793d743ac 100644
--- a/tezt/tests/dune
+++ b/tezt/tests/dune
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
   src_proto_alpha_lib_plugin_test_tezt_lib
   src_proto_alpha_lib_delegate_test_tezt_lib
   src_proto_alpha_lib_dal_test_tezt_lib
+  src_proto_alpha_lib_dac_test_tezt_lib
   src_proto_alpha_lib_client_test_tezt_lib
   src_proto_016_PtMumbai_lib_protocol_test_unit_tezt_lib
   src_proto_016_PtMumbai_lib_protocol_test_regression_tezt_lib