diff --git a/dvc/testing/benchmarks/fixtures.py b/dvc/testing/benchmarks/fixtures.py
index 948e8078b..04a53215c 100644
--- a/dvc/testing/benchmarks/fixtures.py
+++ b/dvc/testing/benchmarks/fixtures.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def dvc_bench_git_repo(tmp_path_factory, bench_config):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
-def dvc_bin(
+def make_dvc_bin(
     dvc_rev,
     dvc_venvs,
     make_dvc_venv,
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ def dvc_bin(
         return check_output([dvc_bin, *args], text=True)  # nosec B603
 
     _dvc_bin.version = parse_tuple(_dvc_bin("--version"))  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
-    _skip_if_dvc_version_lt_required(request, _dvc_bin)
     return _dvc_bin
 
 
@@ -99,7 +98,8 @@ def parse_tuple(version_string):
     return (parsed.major, parsed.minor, parsed.micro)
 
 
-def _skip_if_dvc_version_lt_required(request, dvc_bin):
+@pytest.fixture
+def dvc_bin(request, make_dvc_bin):
     if marker := request.node.get_closest_marker("requires"):
         minversion = marker.kwargs.get("minversion") or first(marker.args)
         assert minversion, (
@@ -109,9 +109,10 @@ def _skip_if_dvc_version_lt_required(request, dvc_bin):
         reason = marker.kwargs.get("reason", "")
         if isinstance(minversion, str):
             minversion = parse_tuple(minversion)
-        if dvc_bin.version < minversion:
+        if make_dvc_bin.version < minversion:
             version_repr = ".".join(map(str, minversion))
             pytest.skip(f"requires dvc>={version_repr}: {reason}")
+    return make_dvc_bin
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
diff --git a/dvc/testing/benchmarks/plugin.py b/dvc/testing/benchmarks/plugin.py
index 54e5ebef4..9afc9e9f5 100644
--- a/dvc/testing/benchmarks/plugin.py
+++ b/dvc/testing/benchmarks/plugin.py
@@ -24,8 +24,11 @@ class DVCBenchConfig:
 
 
 def pytest_configure(config):
-    config.bench_config = DVCBenchConfig()
+    config.addinivalue_line(
+        "markers", "requires(minversion): mark a test as requiring minimum DVC version"
+    )
 
+    config.bench_config = DVCBenchConfig()
     config.bench_config.size = config.getoption("--size")
     config.bench_config.dvc_bin = config.getoption("--dvc-bin")
     config.bench_config.dvc_revs = config.getoption("--dvc-revs")