diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 9ff9dffa39..88af72a5f9 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -100,19 +100,22 @@ allprojects {
 
     // Configure JUnit tests
     tasks.withType(Test) {
-        reports.junitXml.destination = project.file("${->project.buildDir}/test-results")
+        reports.junitXml.outputLocation = project.file("${->project.buildDir}/test-results")
     }
 
+    def projectName = it.name
+    def projectVersion = it.version
+
     // Configure JAR generation
     tasks.jar.configure {
         description = "Produces a Jar with the main classes in .out/."
         manifest {
             attributes "Built-JDK": System.getProperty("java.version"),
-                    "Specification-Title": project.name,
-                    "Specification-Version": "${-> project.version}",
+                    "Specification-Title": projectName,
+                    "Specification-Version": "${-> projectVersion}",
                     "Specification-Vendor": "Apple Inc.",
-                    "Implementation-Title": project.name,
-                    "Implementation-Version": "${-> project.version}",
+                    "Implementation-Title": projectName,
+                    "Implementation-Version": "${-> projectVersion}",
                     "Implementation-Vendor": "Apple Inc."
         }
         doFirst {
@@ -182,8 +185,10 @@ allprojects {
 subprojects {
     apply from: rootProject.file('gradle/testing.gradle')
 
-    sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
-    targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
+    java {
+        sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
+        targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
+    }
 
     def publishBuild = Boolean.parseBoolean(findProperty('publishBuild') ?: 'false')
     def autoServiceVersion = publishBuild ? libs.versions.autoService.asProvider().get() : libs.versions.autoService.development.get()
diff --git a/examples/examples.gradle b/examples/examples.gradle
index 0864e221e4..91e4310e93 100644
--- a/examples/examples.gradle
+++ b/examples/examples.gradle
@@ -30,5 +30,7 @@ dependencies {
     runtimeOnly(libs.log4j.core) // library
 }
 
-mainClassName = 'com.apple.foundationdb.record.sample.Main'
-applicationDefaultJvmArgs = ["-Dlog4j.configurationFile=${projectDir}/src/main/resources/log4j2.properties"]
+application {
+    mainClass = 'com.apple.foundationdb.record.sample.Main'
+    applicationDefaultJvmArgs = ["-Dlog4j.configurationFile=${projectDir}/src/main/resources/log4j2.properties"]
+}
diff --git a/fdb-relational-api/fdb-relational-api.gradle b/fdb-relational-api/fdb-relational-api.gradle
index a694cfa7c8..7521bd69d0 100644
--- a/fdb-relational-api/fdb-relational-api.gradle
+++ b/fdb-relational-api/fdb-relational-api.gradle
@@ -30,16 +30,19 @@ task createVersionPropertiesFile()  {
     // Write a file of version and build info for the java processes to read
     // from their classpaths.
     def versionsFile = new File(projectDir, "src/gen/main/resources/version.properties")
+    def projectVersion = project.version
+    def rootProjectName = rootProject.name
     def gitDetails = versionDetails()
+
     outputs.file versionsFile
     doLast {
         println "Writing ${versionsFile}"
         versionsFile.text = """# Generated by fdb-relational-api build.
 # Returned by RelationalDatabaseMetaData#getDatabaseProductName()
-name=${rootProject.name}
+name=${rootProjectName}
 # Returned by RelationalDatabaseMetaData#getDatabaseProductVersion()
 # and by RelationalDatabaseMetaData#getDriverVersion()
-version=${project.version}
+version=${projectVersion}
 gitHash=${gitDetails.gitHashFull}
 branch=${gitDetails.branchName}
 # Returned as RelationalDatabaseMetaData#getUrl()
diff --git a/fdb-relational-cli/fdb-relational-cli.gradle b/fdb-relational-cli/fdb-relational-cli.gradle
index 0aef3da15c..42eab4d48e 100644
--- a/fdb-relational-cli/fdb-relational-cli.gradle
+++ b/fdb-relational-cli/fdb-relational-cli.gradle
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 jar {
-    duplicatesStrategy "exclude"
+    duplicatesStrategy = "exclude"
     manifest {
         attributes(
                 'Main-Class': 'com.apple.foundationdb.relational.cli.sqlline.RelationalSQLLine',
diff --git a/fdb-relational-jdbc/fdb-relational-jdbc.gradle b/fdb-relational-jdbc/fdb-relational-jdbc.gradle
index d2096bae7f..3754f6ec51 100644
--- a/fdb-relational-jdbc/fdb-relational-jdbc.gradle
+++ b/fdb-relational-jdbc/fdb-relational-jdbc.gradle
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ serviceLoader {
 }
 
 jar {
-    duplicatesStrategy "exclude"
+    duplicatesStrategy = "exclude"
 }
 
 // Task to build a fat jar, one w/ all dependencies; good for handing out as the 'jdbc' jar.
diff --git a/fdb-relational-server/fdb-relational-server.gradle b/fdb-relational-server/fdb-relational-server.gradle
index 88816f84b8..93006e99ae 100644
--- a/fdb-relational-server/fdb-relational-server.gradle
+++ b/fdb-relational-server/fdb-relational-server.gradle
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ jar {
 
 // Task to build a fat jar, one w/ all dependencies
 shadowJar {
-    mainClassName = mainServerClass
+    application {
+        mainClass = mainServerClass
+    }
     mergeServiceFiles()
 }
 
diff --git a/gradle/testing.gradle b/gradle/testing.gradle
index 48080a6acb..26562211f1 100644
--- a/gradle/testing.gradle
+++ b/gradle/testing.gradle
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ task destructiveTest(type: Test) {
         maxParallelForks = 1
     }
     reports {
-        junitXml.destination = file("${buildDir}/test-results/destructive")
+        junitXml.outputLocation = file("${buildDir}/test-results/destructive")
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/yaml-tests/yaml-tests.gradle b/yaml-tests/yaml-tests.gradle
index 037478fec9..28716a85a1 100644
--- a/yaml-tests/yaml-tests.gradle
+++ b/yaml-tests/yaml-tests.gradle
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ project.tasks.named("processTestResources") {
 }
 
 tasks.named("sourcesJar") {
-    duplicatesStrategy('include')
+    duplicatesStrategy = 'include'
     // classifier('sources')
     from sourceSets.main.allSource
 }