diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 9444bf962..3ad57f39a 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ import com.google.gms.googleservices.GoogleServicesPlugin
 import java.io.FileInputStream
 
 plugins {
-    id("com.android.application")
+    id(libs.plugins.android.build.tool.get().pluginId)
     id("be.ugent.zeus.hydra.licenses")
-    id("com.google.gms.google-services")
-    id("com.google.firebase.crashlytics")
+    alias(libs.plugins.gms)
+    alias(libs.plugins.firebase.crashlytics.gradle)
 }
 
 // Read our properties, see bottom for details.
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle.kts
similarity index 65%
rename from build.gradle
rename to build.gradle.kts
index c80dd284b..889be1796 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2022 The Hydra authors
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2024 The Hydra authors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -19,36 +19,14 @@
  * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
-buildscript {
-    repositories {
-        // For Google-related dependencies
-        google()
-        // For the license plugin
-        mavenCentral()
-    }
-    dependencies {
-        classpath libs.android.build.tool
-        classpath libs.gms
-        classpath libs.firebase.crashlytics.gradle
-    }
-}
-
-allprojects {
-    repositories {
-        // Google libraries
-        google()
-        // Other libraries
-        mavenCentral()
-        // Some custom libraries
-        maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
-    }
-}
 
-tasks.register('clean', Delete) {
-    delete rootProject.layout.buildDirectory
+plugins {
+    id(libs.plugins.android.build.tool.get().pluginId) apply false
+    alias(libs.plugins.gms) apply false
+    alias(libs.plugins.firebase.crashlytics.gradle) apply false
 }
 
 // We want sources to improve IDE features inside our Gradle files.
-wrapper {
+tasks.wrapper {
     distributionType = Wrapper.DistributionType.ALL
 }
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 83d105fd4..cc782db89 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ livedata = '2.8.6'
 okhttp3 = '4.12.0'
 recordbuilder = '42'
 room = '2.6.1'
+buildtool = '8.5.2'
 
 [libraries]
-android-build-tool = { module = 'com.android.tools.build:gradle', version = '8.5.2' }
+android-build-tool = { module = 'com.android.tools.build:gradle', version.ref = 'buildtool' }
 androidx-appcompat = { module = 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat', version = '1.7.0' }
 androidx-browser = { module = 'androidx.browser:browser', version = '1.8.0' }
 androidx-cardview = { module = 'androidx.cardview:cardview', version = '1.0.0' }
@@ -40,8 +41,6 @@ easyrandom = { module = 'com.github.niknetniko:easy-random', version = 'master-S
 equalsverifier = { module = 'nl.jqno.equalsverifier:equalsverifier', version = '3.17' }
 firebase-analytics = { module = 'com.google.firebase:firebase-analytics', version = '22.1.0' }
 firebase-crashlytics = { module = 'com.google.firebase:firebase-crashlytics', version = '19.2.0' }
-firebase-crashlytics-gradle = { module = 'com.google.firebase:firebase-crashlytics-gradle', version = '3.0.2' }
-gms = { module = 'com.google.gms:google-services', version = '4.4.2' }
 guava = { module = 'com.google.guava:guava', version = '33.3.1-jre' }
 insetter = { module = 'dev.chrisbanes.insetter:insetter', version = '0.6.1' }
 ipcam = { module = 'com.github.niqdev:ipcam-view', version = '2.4.1' }
@@ -68,5 +67,11 @@ rxjava-rules = { module = 'com.artemzin.rxjava:proguard-rules', version = '1.3.3
 shazamcrest = { module = 'com.shazam:shazamcrest', version = '0.11' }
 zxing = { module = 'com.journeyapps:zxing-android-embedded', version = '4.3.0' }
 
+[plugins]
+android-build-tool = { id = 'com.android.application', version.ref = 'buildtool' }
+android-build-library = { id = 'com.android.library', version.ref = 'buildtool' }
+gms = 'com.google.gms.google-services:4.4.2'
+firebase-crashlytics-gradle = 'com.google.firebase.crashlytics:3.0.2'
+
 [bundles]
 androidx-lifecycle = ['androidx-lifecycle-vm', 'androidx-lifecycle-data', 'androidx-lifecycle-java']
diff --git a/material-intro/build.gradle.kts b/material-intro/build.gradle.kts
index e183b7a51..ee67915f8 100644
--- a/material-intro/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/material-intro/build.gradle.kts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import java.io.FileInputStream
 import java.util.*
 
 plugins {
-    id("com.android.library")
+    id(libs.plugins.android.build.library.get().pluginId)
 }
 
 val versions = loadAndroidVersions()
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index 1abfef35c..54fda11ca 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -20,5 +20,22 @@
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
 
+pluginManagement {
+    repositories {
+        gradlePluginPortal()
+        google()
+        mavenCentral()
+    }
+}
+
+dependencyResolutionManagement {
+    @Suppress("UnstableApiUsage")
+    repositories {
+        google()
+        mavenCentral()
+        maven { url = uri("https://jitpack.io") }
+    }
+}
+
 include(":app")
 include(":material-intro")
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