diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Serialization/Converters/VariableConverterFactory.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Serialization/Converters/VariableConverterFactory.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c66d48f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Serialization/Converters/VariableConverterFactory.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using Elsa.Expressions.Contracts;
+using Elsa.Workflows.Core.Models;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace Elsa.Workflows.Core.Serialization.Converters;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Produces <see cref="VariableConverter"/> instances for <see cref="Variable"/> and <see cref="Variable{T}"/>.
+/// </summary>
+public class VariableConverterFactory : JsonConverterFactory
+{
+    private readonly IWellKnownTypeRegistry _wellKnownTypeRegistry;
+    private readonly ILogger<VariableConverter> _logger;
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    // ReSharper disable once ContextualLoggerProblem
+    public VariableConverterFactory(IWellKnownTypeRegistry wellKnownTypeRegistry, ILogger<VariableConverter> logger)
+    {
+        _wellKnownTypeRegistry = wellKnownTypeRegistry;
+        _logger = logger;
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public override bool CanConvert(Type typeToConvert) => typeof(Variable).IsAssignableFrom(typeToConvert);
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public override JsonConverter CreateConverter(Type typeToConvert, JsonSerializerOptions options) => new VariableConverter(_wellKnownTypeRegistry, _logger);
+}
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diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Serialization/CustomSerializationOptionConfigurator.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Serialization/CustomSerializationOptionConfigurator.cs
index e8bf8705f..e098c88a2 100644
--- a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Serialization/CustomSerializationOptionConfigurator.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Serialization/CustomSerializationOptionConfigurator.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Core.Contracts;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Core.Serialization.Converters;
-using Elsa.Workflows.Core.Services;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 
 namespace Elsa.Workflows.Core.Serialization;
@@ -14,14 +13,18 @@ public class CustomSerializationOptionConfigurator : ISerializationOptionsConfig
 {
     private readonly IServiceProvider _serviceProvider;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="CustomSerializationOptionConfigurator"/> class.
+    /// </summary>
     public CustomSerializationOptionConfigurator(IServiceProvider serviceProvider)
     {
         _serviceProvider = serviceProvider;
     }
-    
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
     public void Configure(JsonSerializerOptions options)
     {
-        options.Converters.Add(Create<VariableConverter>());
+        options.Converters.Add(Create<VariableConverterFactory>());
     }
     
     private T Create<T>() => ActivatorUtilities.CreateInstance<T>(_serviceProvider);