diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index a6971e1..1f808de 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [*]
-insert_final_newline=true
+insert_final_newline = true
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 3e04cc7..b6d9447 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ test {
 }
 
 spotbugs {
-    toolVersion = versions.spotbugs
-    excludeFilter = file("$projectDir/config/spotbugs/excludeFilter.xml")
+    toolVersion.set("${versions.spotbugs}")
+    excludeFilter.set(file("$projectDir/config/spotbugs/excludeFilter.xml"))
 }
 
 tasks.withType(SpotBugsTask) {
diff --git a/examples/examples.sh b/examples/examples.sh
index 99926d3..23ed5a9 100755
--- a/examples/examples.sh
+++ b/examples/examples.sh
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
 # Version 1.0
 
 if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
-    echo "Usage: $0 <arg ...>"
-    exit 1
+  echo "Usage: $0 <arg ...>"
+  exit 1
 fi
 
 # set the examples directories
 declare -a examples=(
-    "java"
-    "kotlin")
+  "java"
+  "kotlin")
 
 dir=$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")
 cyan=$(tput setaf 6)
@@ -18,13 +18,12 @@ normal=$(tput sgr0)
 
 i=0
 for ex in "${examples[@]}"; do
-    if [ $i -ne 0 ]
-    then
-        read -p "Press [Enter] key to continue..."
-        clear
-    fi
-    cd "$dir/$ex" || exit 1
-    echo "> Project: ${cyan}${ex}${normal}"
-    ./gradlew --console=plain --no-build-cache clean "$@" || exit 1
-    (( i++ ))
+  if [ $i -ne 0 ]; then
+    read -p "Press [Enter] key to continue..."
+    clear
+  fi
+  cd "$dir/$ex" || exit 1
+  echo "> Project: ${cyan}${ex}${normal}"
+  ./gradlew --console=plain --no-build-cache clean "$@" || exit 1
+  ((i++))
 done
diff --git a/examples/java/.editorconfig b/examples/java/.editorconfig
index a6971e1..1f808de 100644
--- a/examples/java/.editorconfig
+++ b/examples/java/.editorconfig
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [*]
-insert_final_newline=true
+insert_final_newline = true
diff --git a/examples/java/build.gradle b/examples/java/build.gradle
index faa5849..80e59f5 100644
--- a/examples/java/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/java/build.gradle
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ mainClassName = 'com.example.App'
 repositories {
     mavenLocal()
     mavenCentral()
+    maven { url = uri("https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots") }
 }
 
 dependencies {
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
     options.generatedSourceOutputDirectory.set(file("${projectDir}/src/generated/java"))
-    options.compilerArgs += [ "-Asemver.project.dir=$projectDir" ]
+    options.compilerArgs += ["-Asemver.project.dir=$projectDir"]
 }
 
 task runExample(type: JavaExec) {
diff --git a/examples/java/pom.xml b/examples/java/pom.xml
index 7c8fbc8..3823de9 100644
--- a/examples/java/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/java/pom.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd" 
-    xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" 
+<project xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd"
+    xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
     xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/examples/java/src/generated/java/com/example/ExampleVersion.java b/examples/java/src/generated/java/com/example/ExampleVersion.java
index 4d2b300..a72d3a9 100644
--- a/examples/java/src/generated/java/com/example/ExampleVersion.java
+++ b/examples/java/src/generated/java/com/example/ExampleVersion.java
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
  * This file is automatically generated.
  * Do not modify! -- ALL CHANGES WILL BE ERASED!
  */
- 
+
 package com.example;
 
 import java.util.Date;
 
 public final class ExampleVersion {
     public static final String PROJECT = "Java Example";
-    public static final Date BUILDDATE = new Date(1620017348087L);
+    public static final Date BUILDDATE = new Date(1624066674216L);
     public static final String VERSION = "8.4.97-alpha+T800";
 
     /**
diff --git a/examples/java/src/generated/java/com/example/GeneratedVersion.java b/examples/java/src/generated/java/com/example/GeneratedVersion.java
index b8c80aa..1f0b0a9 100644
--- a/examples/java/src/generated/java/com/example/GeneratedVersion.java
+++ b/examples/java/src/generated/java/com/example/GeneratedVersion.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * This file is automatically generated.
  * Do not modify! -- ALL CHANGES WILL BE ERASED!
  */
- 
+
 package com.example;
 
 import java.util.Date;
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import java.util.Date;
  */
 public final class GeneratedVersion {
     public static final String PROJECT = "Java App";
-    public static final Date BUILDDATE = new Date(1620017348189L);
+    public static final Date BUILDDATE = new Date(1624066674199L);
     public static final int MAJOR = 11;
     public static final int MINOR = 11;
     public static final int PATCH = 20;
diff --git a/examples/java/src/main/java/com/example/Example.java b/examples/java/src/main/java/com/example/Example.java
index 324030f..c8c8c0b 100644
--- a/examples/java/src/main/java/com/example/Example.java
+++ b/examples/java/src/main/java/com/example/Example.java
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.Locale;
 
 @Version(properties = "example.properties", template = "example.mustache", className = "ExampleVersion",
-    keysPrefix = "example.")
+        keysPrefix = "example.")
 public final class Example {
     /**
      * Command line interface.
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public final class Example {
         System.out.println("-- From Example -------------------------------------");
 
         System.out.println("  " + ExampleVersion.PROJECT + ' ' + ExampleVersion.VERSION
-            + " (" + sdf.format(ExampleVersion.BUILDDATE) + ')');
+                + " (" + sdf.format(ExampleVersion.BUILDDATE) + ')');
 
         System.out.println("-----------------------------------------------------");
     }
diff --git a/examples/kotlin/.editorconfig b/examples/kotlin/.editorconfig
index a6971e1..1f808de 100644
--- a/examples/kotlin/.editorconfig
+++ b/examples/kotlin/.editorconfig
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [*]
-insert_final_newline=true
+insert_final_newline = true
diff --git a/examples/kotlin/build.gradle.kts b/examples/kotlin/build.gradle.kts
index cb842f0..442d77f 100644
--- a/examples/kotlin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/kotlin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ kapt {
 repositories {
     mavenLocal()
     mavenCentral()
+    maven { url = uri("https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots") }
 }
 
 application {
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ application {
 tasks {
     register("runJava", JavaExec::class) {
         group = "application"
-        main = "com.example.JavaApp"
+        mainClass.set("com.example.JavaApp")
         classpath = sourceSets.main.get().runtimeClasspath
 
     }
diff --git a/examples/kotlin/src/main/java/com/example/JavaExample.java b/examples/kotlin/src/main/java/com/example/JavaExample.java
index cf6918c..b9aa8a9 100644
--- a/examples/kotlin/src/main/java/com/example/JavaExample.java
+++ b/examples/kotlin/src/main/java/com/example/JavaExample.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public final class JavaExample {
         System.out.println("-- From JavaExample -----------------------------------");
 
         System.out.println("  " + ExampleVersion.PROJECT + ' ' + ExampleVersion.VERSION
-            + " (" + sdf.format(ExampleVersion.BUILDDATE) + ')');
+                + " (" + sdf.format(ExampleVersion.BUILDDATE) + ')');
 
         System.out.println("-------------------------------------------------------");
     }
diff --git a/examples/kotlin/src/main/kotlin/com/example/Example.kt b/examples/kotlin/src/main/kotlin/com/example/Example.kt
index 81bf914..5db8c0d 100644
--- a/examples/kotlin/src/main/kotlin/com/example/Example.kt
+++ b/examples/kotlin/src/main/kotlin/com/example/Example.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import java.text.SimpleDateFormat
 import java.util.Locale
 
 @Version(properties = "example.properties", type = "kt", template = "example.mustache", className = "ExampleVersion",
-    keysPrefix = "example.")
+        keysPrefix = "example.")
 class Example {
     companion object {
         @JvmStatic
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class Example {
             println("-------------------------------------------------------")
 
             println("  ${ExampleVersion.PROJECT} ${ExampleVersion.VERSION} ("
-                + sdf.format(ExampleVersion.BUILDDATE) + ')')
+                    + sdf.format(ExampleVersion.BUILDDATE) + ')')
 
             println("-------------------------------------------------------")
         }
diff --git a/examples/test/.editorconfig b/examples/test/.editorconfig
index a6971e1..1f808de 100644
--- a/examples/test/.editorconfig
+++ b/examples/test/.editorconfig
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [*]
-insert_final_newline=true
+insert_final_newline = true
diff --git a/examples/test/build.gradle b/examples/test/build.gradle
index 3ea6896..7ba6d12 100644
--- a/examples/test/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/test/build.gradle
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
-    options.annotationProcessorGeneratedSourcesDirectory = file("${projectDir}/src/generated/java")
-    options.compilerArgs += [ "-Asemver.project.dir=${projectDir}/example" ]
+    options.generatedSourceOutputDirectory.set(file("${projectDir}/src/generated/java"))
+    options.compilerArgs += ["-Asemver.project.dir=${projectDir}/example"]
 }
diff --git a/examples/test/src/generated/java/com/example/ExampleVersion.java b/examples/test/src/generated/java/com/example/ExampleVersion.java
index 46480b7..ef81de4 100644
--- a/examples/test/src/generated/java/com/example/ExampleVersion.java
+++ b/examples/test/src/generated/java/com/example/ExampleVersion.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * This file is automatically generated.
  * Do not modify! -- ALL CHANGES WILL BE ERASED!
  */
- 
+
 package com.example;
 
 import java.util.Date;
diff --git a/examples/test/src/main/java/com/example/Example.java b/examples/test/src/main/java/com/example/Example.java
index 324030f..c8c8c0b 100644
--- a/examples/test/src/main/java/com/example/Example.java
+++ b/examples/test/src/main/java/com/example/Example.java
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.Locale;
 
 @Version(properties = "example.properties", template = "example.mustache", className = "ExampleVersion",
-    keysPrefix = "example.")
+        keysPrefix = "example.")
 public final class Example {
     /**
      * Command line interface.
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public final class Example {
         System.out.println("-- From Example -------------------------------------");
 
         System.out.println("  " + ExampleVersion.PROJECT + ' ' + ExampleVersion.VERSION
-            + " (" + sdf.format(ExampleVersion.BUILDDATE) + ')');
+                + " (" + sdf.format(ExampleVersion.BUILDDATE) + ')');
 
         System.out.println("-----------------------------------------------------");
     }