diff --git a/subprojects/shipkit/src/main/groovy/org/shipkit/internal/gradle/java/JavaLibraryPlugin.java b/subprojects/shipkit/src/main/groovy/org/shipkit/internal/gradle/java/JavaLibraryPlugin.java
index b47e4396..39570ab4 100644
--- a/subprojects/shipkit/src/main/groovy/org/shipkit/internal/gradle/java/JavaLibraryPlugin.java
+++ b/subprojects/shipkit/src/main/groovy/org/shipkit/internal/gradle/java/JavaLibraryPlugin.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package org.shipkit.internal.gradle.java;
 
-import org.gradle.api.*;
+import org.gradle.api.Plugin;
+import org.gradle.api.Project;
+import org.gradle.api.Task;
 import org.gradle.api.file.CopySpec;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.bundling.Jar;
 import org.shipkit.internal.gradle.util.JavaPluginUtil;
@@ -37,28 +39,20 @@ public class JavaLibraryPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
     public void apply(final Project project) {
         project.getPlugins().apply("java");
 
-        final CopySpec license = project.copySpec(new Action<CopySpec>() {
-            public void execute(CopySpec copy) {
-                copy.from(project.getRootDir()).include("LICENSE");
-            }
-        });
+        final CopySpec license = project.copySpec(copy -> copy.from(project.getRootDir()).include("LICENSE"));
 
         ((Jar) project.getTasks().getByName("jar")).with(license);
 
-        final Jar sourcesJar = project.getTasks().create(SOURCES_JAR_TASK, Jar.class, new Action<Jar>() {
-            public void execute(Jar jar) {
-                jar.from(JavaPluginUtil.getMainSourceSet(project).getAllSource());
-                jar.setClassifier("sources");
-                jar.with(license);
-            }
+        final Jar sourcesJar = project.getTasks().create(SOURCES_JAR_TASK, Jar.class, jar -> {
+            jar.from(JavaPluginUtil.getMainSourceSet(project).getAllSource());
+            jar.setClassifier("sources");
+            jar.with(license);
         });
 
-        final Task javadocJar = project.getTasks().create(JAVADOC_JAR_TASK, Jar.class, new Action<Jar>() {
-            public void execute(Jar jar) {
-                jar.from(project.getTasks().getByName("javadoc"));
-                jar.setClassifier("javadoc");
-                jar.with(license);
-            }
+        final Task javadocJar = project.getTasks().create(JAVADOC_JAR_TASK, Jar.class, jar -> {
+            jar.from(project.getTasks().getByName("javadoc"));
+            jar.setClassifier("javadoc");
+            jar.with(license);
         });
 
         project.getArtifacts().add("archives", sourcesJar);
diff --git a/subprojects/shipkit/src/main/groovy/org/shipkit/internal/gradle/java/JavaPublishPlugin.java b/subprojects/shipkit/src/main/groovy/org/shipkit/internal/gradle/java/JavaPublishPlugin.java
index 0a794855..3466c193 100644
--- a/subprojects/shipkit/src/main/groovy/org/shipkit/internal/gradle/java/JavaPublishPlugin.java
+++ b/subprojects/shipkit/src/main/groovy/org/shipkit/internal/gradle/java/JavaPublishPlugin.java
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 package org.shipkit.internal.gradle.java;
 
-import org.gradle.api.Action;
 import org.gradle.api.Plugin;
 import org.gradle.api.Project;
 import org.gradle.api.Task;
 import org.gradle.api.logging.Logger;
 import org.gradle.api.logging.Logging;
-import org.gradle.api.publish.PublicationContainer;
 import org.gradle.api.publish.maven.MavenPublication;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.bundling.Jar;
 import org.shipkit.gradle.configuration.ShipkitConfiguration;
+import org.shipkit.internal.gradle.configuration.DeferredConfiguration;
 import org.shipkit.internal.gradle.configuration.ShipkitConfigurationPlugin;
 import org.shipkit.internal.gradle.snapshot.LocalSnapshotPlugin;
 import org.shipkit.internal.gradle.util.GradleDSLHelper;
@@ -56,19 +55,17 @@ public void apply(final Project project) {
         final Jar sourcesJar = (Jar) project.getTasks().getByName(JavaLibraryPlugin.SOURCES_JAR_TASK);
         final Jar javadocJar = (Jar) project.getTasks().getByName(JavaLibraryPlugin.JAVADOC_JAR_TASK);
 
-        GradleDSLHelper.publications(project, new Action<PublicationContainer>() {
-            public void execute(PublicationContainer publications) {
-                MavenPublication p = publications.create(PUBLICATION_NAME, MavenPublication.class, new Action<MavenPublication>() {
-                    public void execute(MavenPublication publication) {
-                        publication.from(project.getComponents().getByName("java"));
-                        publication.artifact(sourcesJar);
-                        publication.artifact(javadocJar);
-                        publication.setArtifactId(((Jar) project.getTasks().getByName("jar")).getBaseName());
-                        PomCustomizer.customizePom(project, conf, publication);
-                    }
+        GradleDSLHelper.publications(project, publications -> {
+            MavenPublication p = publications.create(PUBLICATION_NAME, MavenPublication.class, publication -> {
+                publication.from(project.getComponents().getByName("java"));
+                publication.artifact(sourcesJar);
+                publication.artifact(javadocJar);
+                DeferredConfiguration.deferredConfiguration(project, () -> {
+                    publication.setArtifactId(((Jar) project.getTasks().getByName("jar")).getBaseName());
                 });
-                LOG.info("{} - configured '{}' publication", project.getPath(), p.getArtifactId());
-            }
+                PomCustomizer.customizePom(project, conf, publication);
+            });
+            LOG.info("{} - configured '{}' publication", project.getPath(), p.getArtifactId());
         });
 
         //so that we flesh out problems with maven publication during the build process