diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index eb430a8a991decfc0646fa19a263d14d86971c02..435d74bbf42ca3df28045cb536f8a239d64439d7 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-apply plugin: 'application'
-apply plugin: 'java'
-apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
-apply plugin: 'signing'
+plugins {
+  id "application"
+  id "java"
+  id "maven-publish"
+  id "signing"
+}
 
 allprojects {
   project.group = 'de.hhu.stups'