diff --git a/amlb/benchmark.py b/amlb/benchmark.py
index 3cc90e0e4..b611ca66d 100644
--- a/amlb/benchmark.py
+++ b/amlb/benchmark.py
@@ -120,9 +120,8 @@ def __init__(
             Benchmark.data_loader = DataLoader(rconfig())
 
         self._job_history = self._load_job_history(job_history=job_history)
-        self.framework_def, self.framework_name = load_framework_definition(
-            framework_name, rget()
-        )
+        framework = load_framework_definition(framework_name, rget())
+        self.framework_def, self.framework_name = framework, framework.name
         log.debug("Using framework definition: %s.", self.framework_def)
 
         self.constraint_def, self.constraint_name = rget().constraint_definition(
diff --git a/amlb/frameworks/definitions.py b/amlb/frameworks/definitions.py
index 977e3b004..3484f2104 100644
--- a/amlb/frameworks/definitions.py
+++ b/amlb/frameworks/definitions.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import copy
 import itertools
 import logging
 import os
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import List, Optional, Union, TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from amlb.utils import Namespace, config_load, str_sanitize
@@ -238,8 +241,37 @@ def _remove_frameworks_with_unknown_parent(frameworks: Namespace):
         del frameworks[framework]
 
 
-def load_framework_definition(framework_name: str, configuration: "Resources"):
+@dataclass
+class Image:
+    author: str
+    image_name: str
+    tag: str
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Framework:
+    name: str
+    description: str
+    project: str
+    abstract: bool
+    module: str
+    version: str
+    params: dict
+    # Image
+    image: Image
+    # Setup
+    setup_env: dict
+    setup_args: list[str]
+    _setup_cmd: str | None
+    setup_cmd: str | None
+    setup_script: str | None
+
+
+def load_framework_definition(
+    framework_name: str, configuration: "Resources"
+) -> Framework:
     tag = None
     if ":" in framework_name:
         framework_name, tag = framework_name.split(":", 1)
-    return configuration.framework_definition(framework_name, tag)
+    definition_ns, name = configuration.framework_definition(framework_name, tag)
+    return Framework(**Namespace.dict(definition_ns))