diff --git a/com.ibm.wala.cast.java.test.data/build.gradle b/com.ibm.wala.cast.java.test.data/build.gradle
index 62a55350f..0752d30c5 100644
--- a/com.ibm.wala.cast.java.test.data/build.gradle
+++ b/com.ibm.wala.cast.java.test.data/build.gradle
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-apply plugin: 'eclipse'
+plugins {
+	id 'eclipse'
+}
 
 sourceSets.test.java.srcDirs = ['src']
 
diff --git a/com.ibm.wala.cast.java.test/build.gradle b/com.ibm.wala.cast.java.test/build.gradle
index 9c2f1253b..9b23ffe33 100644
--- a/com.ibm.wala.cast.java.test/build.gradle
+++ b/com.ibm.wala.cast.java.test/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-apply plugin: 'com.github.hauner.jarTest'
-apply plugin: 'eclipse'
+plugins {
+	id 'com.github.hauner.jarTest'
+	id 'eclipse'
+}
 
 eclipse.project.natures 'org.eclipse.pde.PluginNature'
 
diff --git a/com.ibm.wala.cast.java/build.gradle b/com.ibm.wala.cast.java/build.gradle
index 3b364b547..da8e92d0f 100644
--- a/com.ibm.wala.cast.java/build.gradle
+++ b/com.ibm.wala.cast.java/build.gradle
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-apply plugin: 'eclipse'
+plugins {
+	id 'eclipse'
+}
 
 eclipse.project.natures 'org.eclipse.pde.PluginNature'
 
diff --git a/com.ibm.wala.cast.js.rhino.test/build.gradle b/com.ibm.wala.cast.js.rhino.test/build.gradle
index 4eb6b3b9e..caa2acfa6 100644
--- a/com.ibm.wala.cast.js.rhino.test/build.gradle
+++ b/com.ibm.wala.cast.js.rhino.test/build.gradle
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-apply plugin: 'com.github.hauner.jarTest'
+plugins {
+	id 'com.github.hauner.jarTest'
+}
 
 sourceSets.test {
 	java.srcDirs = ['harness-src']
diff --git a/com.ibm.wala.cast.js.test.data/build.gradle b/com.ibm.wala.cast.js.test.data/build.gradle
index 1608009e8..0f3d1ad90 100644
--- a/com.ibm.wala.cast.js.test.data/build.gradle
+++ b/com.ibm.wala.cast.js.test.data/build.gradle
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-apply plugin: 'base'
+plugins {
+	id 'base'
+}
 
 task downloadAjaxslt(type: VerifiedDownload) {
 	def version = '0.8.1'
diff --git a/com.ibm.wala.cast.js.test/build.gradle b/com.ibm.wala.cast.js.test/build.gradle
index 9fb5961e1..350c43d03 100644
--- a/com.ibm.wala.cast.js.test/build.gradle
+++ b/com.ibm.wala.cast.js.test/build.gradle
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-apply plugin: 'com.github.hauner.jarTest'
+plugins {
+	id 'com.github.hauner.jarTest'
+}
 
 sourceSets.test {
 	java.srcDirs = ['harness-src']
diff --git a/com.ibm.wala.cast.test/build.gradle b/com.ibm.wala.cast.test/build.gradle
index 80e5437b0..742d26240 100644
--- a/com.ibm.wala.cast.test/build.gradle
+++ b/com.ibm.wala.cast.test/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-apply plugin: 'com.github.hauner.jarTest'
-apply plugin: 'cpp'
-apply plugin: 'eclipse'
+plugins {
+	id 'com.github.hauner.jarTest'
+	id 'cpp'
+	id 'eclipse'
+}
 
 eclipse.project.natures 'org.eclipse.pde.PluginNature'
 
diff --git a/com.ibm.wala.cast/build.gradle b/com.ibm.wala.cast/build.gradle
index 9158a32bc..db98df1d6 100644
--- a/com.ibm.wala.cast/build.gradle
+++ b/com.ibm.wala.cast/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-apply plugin: 'cpp'
-apply plugin: 'eclipse'
+plugins {
+	id 'cpp'
+	id 'eclipse'
+}
 
 eclipse.project.natures 'org.eclipse.pde.PluginNature'
 
diff --git a/com.ibm.wala.core.testdata/build.gradle b/com.ibm.wala.core.testdata/build.gradle
index 007f58794..b3581630f 100644
--- a/com.ibm.wala.core.testdata/build.gradle
+++ b/com.ibm.wala.core.testdata/build.gradle
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-apply plugin: 'eclipse'
+plugins {
+	id 'eclipse'
+}
 
 eclipse.project.natures 'org.eclipse.pde.PluginNature'
 
diff --git a/com.ibm.wala.core.tests/build.gradle b/com.ibm.wala.core.tests/build.gradle
index 11d78f710..d3ed7bf15 100644
--- a/com.ibm.wala.core.tests/build.gradle
+++ b/com.ibm.wala.core.tests/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-apply plugin: 'com.github.hauner.jarTest'
-apply plugin: 'eclipse'
+plugins {
+	id 'com.github.hauner.jarTest'
+	id 'eclipse'
+}
 
 eclipse.project.natures 'org.eclipse.pde.PluginNature'
 
diff --git a/com.ibm.wala.core/build.gradle b/com.ibm.wala.core/build.gradle
index 7aabb7ed1..75480cdf6 100644
--- a/com.ibm.wala.core/build.gradle
+++ b/com.ibm.wala.core/build.gradle
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-apply plugin: 'eclipse'
+plugins {
+	id 'eclipse'
+}
 
 eclipse.project.natures 'org.eclipse.pde.PluginNature'
 
diff --git a/com.ibm.wala.ide.tests/build.gradle b/com.ibm.wala.ide.tests/build.gradle
index 63f266b7b..ce18095b5 100644
--- a/com.ibm.wala.ide.tests/build.gradle
+++ b/com.ibm.wala.ide.tests/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-apply plugin: 'com.github.hauner.jarTest'
-apply plugin: 'eclipse'
+plugins {
+	id 'com.github.hauner.jarTest'
+	id 'eclipse'
+}
 
 eclipse.project.natures 'org.eclipse.pde.PluginNature'
 
diff --git a/com.ibm.wala.ide/build.gradle b/com.ibm.wala.ide/build.gradle
index 454dd3995..d07dd9cdb 100644
--- a/com.ibm.wala.ide/build.gradle
+++ b/com.ibm.wala.ide/build.gradle
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-apply plugin: 'eclipse'
+plugins {
+	id 'eclipse'
+}
 
 eclipse.project.natures 'org.eclipse.pde.PluginNature'
 
diff --git a/com.ibm.wala.shrike/build.gradle b/com.ibm.wala.shrike/build.gradle
index 4325db32c..fb48d93ab 100644
--- a/com.ibm.wala.shrike/build.gradle
+++ b/com.ibm.wala.shrike/build.gradle
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-apply plugin: 'eclipse'
+plugins {
+	id 'eclipse'
+}
 
 eclipse.project.natures 'org.eclipse.pde.PluginNature'
 
diff --git a/com.ibm.wala.util/build.gradle b/com.ibm.wala.util/build.gradle
index fac74fe4b..a81fbf779 100644
--- a/com.ibm.wala.util/build.gradle
+++ b/com.ibm.wala.util/build.gradle
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-apply plugin: 'eclipse'
+plugins {
+	id 'eclipse'
+}
 
 eclipse.project.natures 'org.eclipse.pde.PluginNature'