diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index dc18173..de15df8 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-apply plugin: 'java'
-apply plugin: 'maven'
-apply plugin: 'findbugs'
+plugins {
+    id 'java'
+    id 'maven'
+    id 'findbugs'
+}
 
 group = 'gr.james'
 version = '0.13'
diff --git a/demo-java/build.gradle b/demo-java/build.gradle
index e10d392..9f37927 100644
--- a/demo-java/build.gradle
+++ b/demo-java/build.gradle
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-apply plugin: 'java'
+plugins {
+    id 'java'
+}
 
 sourceCompatibility = 1.8
 
diff --git a/demo-scala/build.gradle b/demo-scala/build.gradle
index 5e9bcce..90fe66b 100644
--- a/demo-scala/build.gradle
+++ b/demo-scala/build.gradle
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-apply plugin: 'scala'
+plugins {
+    id 'scala'
+}
 
 repositories {
     jcenter()