diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index 740a8a7..0000000
--- a/build.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,153 +0,0 @@
-plugins {
-    // Main gradle plugin for building a Java library
-    id 'java-library'
-    id 'maven-publish'
-    // To create a shadow/fat jar that bundle up all dependencies
-    id 'com.github.johnrengelman.shadow' version '8.1.1'
-    // Add JavaFX dependencies
-    alias(libs.plugins.javafx)
-    // Version in settings.gradle
-    id 'org.bytedeco.gradle-javacpp-platform'
-}
-
-ext.moduleName = 'qupath.extension.omero'
-version = "0.1.1-rc1"
-description = "QuPath extension to support image reading using OMERO APIs."
-group = 'io.github.qupath'
-ext.qupathVersion = gradle.ext.qupathVersion
-ext.qupathJavaVersion = libs.versions.jdk.get()
-
-dependencies {
-    shadow "io.github.qupath:qupath-gui-fx:${qupathVersion}"
-    shadow "io.github.qupath:qupath-extension-bioformats:${qupathVersion}"
-    shadow libs.qupath.fxtras
-    shadow libs.guava
-
-    shadow libs.slf4j
-
-    // Auto-discover if OMERO-Gateway is available
-    shadow "org.openmicroscopy:omero-gateway:5.8.2"
-
-    testImplementation "io.github.qupath:qupath-gui-fx:${qupathVersion}"
-    testImplementation "io.github.qupath:qupath-extension-bioformats:${qupathVersion}"
-    testImplementation "org.openmicroscopy:omero-gateway:5.8.2"
-    testImplementation libs.junit
-    testImplementation "org.testcontainers:testcontainers:1.19.1"
-    testImplementation "org.testcontainers:junit-jupiter:1.19.1"
-}
-
-jar {
-    manifest {
-        attributes("Implementation-Title": project.name,
-                "Implementation-Version": archiveVersion,
-                "Automatic-Module-Name": moduleName)
-    }
-}
-
-/**
- * Copy necessary attributes, see
- * - https://github.com/qupath/qupath-extension-template/issues/9
- * - https://github.com/openjfx/javafx-gradle-plugin#variants
- */
-configurations.shadow  {
-    def runtimeAttributes = configurations.runtimeClasspath.attributes
-    runtimeAttributes.keySet().each { key ->
-        if (key in [Usage.USAGE_ATTRIBUTE, OperatingSystemFamily.OPERATING_SYSTEM_ATTRIBUTE, MachineArchitecture.ARCHITECTURE_ATTRIBUTE])
-            attributes.attribute(key, runtimeAttributes.getAttribute(key))
-    }
-}
-
-processResources {
-    from ("${projectDir}/LICENSE") {
-        into 'licenses/'
-    }
-}
-
-tasks.register("copyDependencies", Copy) {
-    description "Copy dependencies into the build directory for use elsewhere"
-    group "QuPath"
-
-    from configurations.default
-    into 'build/libs'
-}
-
-java {
-    toolchain {
-        languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(qupathJavaVersion)
-    }
-    withSourcesJar()
-    withJavadocJar()
-}
-
-tasks.withType(Javadoc) {
-    options.encoding = 'UTF-8'
-    def strictJavadoc = findProperty('strictJavadoc')
-    if (!strictJavadoc) {
-        options.addStringOption('Xdoclint:none', '-quiet')
-    }
-}
-
-tasks.named('compileJava') {
-    options.encoding = 'UTF-8'
-}
-
-tasks.withType(org.gradle.jvm.tasks.Jar) {
-    duplicatesStrategy = DuplicatesStrategy.INCLUDE
-}
-
-tasks.named('test') {
-    useJUnitPlatform()
-}
-
-repositories {
-    mavenCentral()
-
-    maven {
-        url "https://maven.scijava.org/content/repositories/releases"
-    }
-
-    maven {
-        url "https://maven.scijava.org/content/repositories/snapshots"
-    }
-
-    maven {
-        name "ome.maven"
-        url "https://artifacts.openmicroscopy.org/artifactory/maven"
-    }
-
-    maven {
-        name "unidata.releases<"
-        url "https://artifacts.unidata.ucar.edu/content/repositories/unidata-releases"
-    }
-}
-
-publishing {
-    repositories {
-        maven {
-            name = "SciJava"
-            def releasesRepoUrl = uri("https://maven.scijava.org/content/repositories/releases")
-            def snapshotsRepoUrl = uri("https://maven.scijava.org/content/repositories/snapshots")
-            // Use gradle -Prelease publish
-            url = project.hasProperty('release') ? releasesRepoUrl : snapshotsRepoUrl
-            credentials {
-                username = System.getenv("MAVEN_USER")
-                password = System.getenv("MAVEN_PASS")
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    publications {
-        mavenJava(MavenPublication) {
-            from components.java
-
-            pom {
-                licenses {
-                    license {
-                        name = 'Apache License v2.0'
-                        url = 'http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0'
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6b5eaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+plugins {
+    // Main gradle plugin for building a Java library
+    id("java-library")
+    id("maven-publish")
+    // To create a shadow/fat jar that bundle up all dependencies
+    id("com.github.johnrengelman.shadow") version "8.1.1"
+    // Add JavaFX dependencies
+    alias(libs.plugins.javafx)
+    // Version in settings.gradle
+    id("org.bytedeco.gradle-javacpp-platform")
+}
+
+extra["moduleName"] = "qupath.extension.omero"
+version = "0.1.1-rc1"
+description = "QuPath extension to support image reading using OMERO APIs."
+group = "io.github.qupath"
+extra["qupathVersion"] = gradle.extra["qupathVersion"]
+extra["qupathJavaVersion"] = libs.versions.jdk.get()
+
+dependencies {
+    shadow("io.github.qupath:qupath-gui-fx:${project.extra["qupathVersion"]}")
+    shadow("io.github.qupath:qupath-extension-bioformats:${project.extra["qupathVersion"]}")
+    shadow(libs.qupath.fxtras)
+    shadow(libs.guava)
+
+    shadow(libs.slf4j)
+
+    // Auto-discover if OMERO-Gateway is available
+    shadow("org.openmicroscopy:omero-gateway:5.8.2")
+
+    testImplementation("io.github.qupath:qupath-gui-fx:${project.extra["qupathVersion"]}")
+    testImplementation("io.github.qupath:qupath-extension-bioformats:${project.extra["qupathVersion"]}")
+    testImplementation("org.openmicroscopy:omero-gateway:5.8.2")
+    testImplementation(libs.junit)
+    testImplementation("org.testcontainers:testcontainers:1.19.1")
+    testImplementation("org.testcontainers:junit-jupiter:1.19.1")
+}
+
+tasks.withType<Jar> {
+    manifest {
+        attributes(mapOf(
+                "Implementation-Title" to project.name,
+                "Implementation-Version" to archiveVersion,
+                "Automatic-Module-Name" to project.extra["moduleName"]
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+java {
+    toolchain {
+        languageVersion.set(JavaLanguageVersion.of(project.extra["qupathJavaVersion"] as String))
+    }
+    withSourcesJar()
+    withJavadocJar()
+}
+
+/**
+ * Copy necessary attributes, see
+ * - https://github.com/qupath/qupath-extension-template/issues/9
+ * - https://github.com/openjfx/javafx-gradle-plugin#variants
+ */
+configurations.shadow {
+    val runtimeAttributes = configurations.runtimeClasspath.get().attributes
+    runtimeAttributes.keySet().forEach { key ->
+        attributes.attribute(key as Attribute<Any>, runtimeAttributes.getAttribute(key) as Any)
+    }
+}
+
+tasks.processResources {
+    from ("${projectDir}/LICENSE") {
+        into("licenses/")
+    }
+}
+
+tasks.register<Copy>("copyDependencies") {
+    description = "Copy dependencies into the build directory for use elsewhere"
+    group = "QuPath"
+
+    from(configurations.default)
+    into("build/libs")
+}
+
+tasks.withType<Javadoc> {
+    options.encoding = "UTF-8"
+    if (findProperty("strictJavadoc") == null) {
+        (options as StandardJavadocDocletOptions).addStringOption("Xdoclint:none", "-quiet")
+    }
+}
+
+tasks.named<JavaCompile>("compileJava") {
+    options.encoding = "UTF-8"
+}
+
+tasks.withType<Jar> {
+    duplicatesStrategy = DuplicatesStrategy.INCLUDE
+}
+
+tasks.named<Test>("test") {
+    useJUnitPlatform()
+}
+
+repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+
+    maven {
+        url = uri("https://maven.scijava.org/content/repositories/releases")
+    }
+
+    maven {
+        url = uri("https://maven.scijava.org/content/repositories/snapshots")
+    }
+
+    maven {
+        name = "ome.maven"
+        url = uri("https://artifacts.openmicroscopy.org/artifactory/maven")
+    }
+
+    maven {
+        name = "unidata.releases<"
+        url = uri("https://artifacts.unidata.ucar.edu/content/repositories/unidata-releases")
+    }
+}
+
+publishing {
+    repositories {
+        maven {
+            name = "SciJava"
+            val releasesRepoUrl = uri("https://maven.scijava.org/content/repositories/releases")
+            val snapshotsRepoUrl = uri("https://maven.scijava.org/content/repositories/snapshots")
+            // Use gradle -Prelease publish
+            url = if (project.hasProperty("release")) releasesRepoUrl else snapshotsRepoUrl
+            credentials {
+                username = System.getenv("MAVEN_USER")
+                password = System.getenv("MAVEN_PASS")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    publications {
+        create<MavenPublication>("mavenJava") {
+            from(components["java"])
+
+            pom {
+                licenses {
+                    license {
+                        name = "Apache License v2.0"
+                        url = "http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0"
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index b92988c..0000000
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-pluginManagement {
-    plugins {
-        id 'org.bytedeco.gradle-javacpp-platform' version '1.5.9'
-    }
-}
-
-rootProject.name = 'qupath-extension-omero'
-
-gradle.ext.qupathVersion = "0.6.0-SNAPSHOT"
-
-dependencyResolutionManagement {
-    versionCatalogs {
-        libs {
-            from("io.github.qupath:qupath-catalog:${gradle.ext.qupathVersion}")
-        }
-    }
-
-    repositories {
-
-        mavenCentral()
-
-        maven {
-            url "https://maven.scijava.org/content/repositories/releases"
-        }
-
-        maven {
-            url "https://maven.scijava.org/content/repositories/snapshots"
-        }
-
-    }
-}
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diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..939d3e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+pluginManagement {
+    plugins {
+        kotlin("org.bytedeco.gradle-javacpp-platform") version "1.5.9"
+    }
+}
+
+rootProject.name = "qupath-extension-omero"
+
+extra["qupathVersion"] = "0.6.0-SNAPSHOT"
+
+dependencyResolutionManagement {
+    versionCatalogs {
+        create("libs") {
+            from("io.github.qupath:qupath-catalog:${extra["qupathVersion"]}")
+        }
+    }
+    
+    repositories {
+        mavenCentral()
+
+        maven {
+            url = uri("https://maven.scijava.org/content/repositories/releases")
+        }
+
+        maven {
+            url = uri("https://maven.scijava.org/content/repositories/snapshots")
+        }
+
+    }
+}