diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index d7deb95..69cda89 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -3,16 +3,4 @@ name = rpm
 version = 2.2.0
 
 org.gradle.warning.mode = ALL
-gradle.wrapper.version = 7.3.2
-gradle.publish.plugin.version = 0.14.0
-bouncycastle.version = 1.71
-xbib-archive.version = 1.0.1
-ant.version = 1.10.10
-maven.version = 3.8.1
-maven-plugin-annotations.version = 3.6.1
-maven-plugin-plugin.version = 3.6.1
-maven-wagon.version = 3.4.3
-aether-connector-basic.version = 1.1.0
-aether-transport-wagon.version = 1.1.0
-slf4j.version = 1.7.30
-mvel.version = 2.4.12.Final
+gradle.wrapper.version = 7.4.2
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index 7454180..41d9927 100644
Binary files a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index ac0b842..92f06b5 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.3.2-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.4.2-all.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/rpm-ant/build.gradle b/rpm-ant/build.gradle
index 937c5e4..cc2f3e5 100644
--- a/rpm-ant/build.gradle
+++ b/rpm-ant/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 dependencies {
     api project(':rpm-core')
-    implementation "org.apache.ant:ant:${project.property('ant.version')}"
+    implementation libs.ant
 }
 
 apply from: rootProject.file('gradle/publishing/publication.gradle')
diff --git a/rpm-core/build.gradle b/rpm-core/build.gradle
index 013b249..9b49d25 100644
--- a/rpm-core/build.gradle
+++ b/rpm-core/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 dependencies {
-    api "org.bouncycastle:bcpg-jdk18on:${project.property('bouncycastle.version')}"
-    api "org.xbib:io-compress-bzip2:${project.property('xbib-archive.version')}"
-    api "org.xbib:io-compress-xz:${project.property('xbib-archive.version')}"
+    api libs.bouncycastle
+    api libs.bzip2
+    api libs.xz
 }
 
 apply from: rootProject.file('gradle/publishing/publication.gradle')
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index cd79941..defd083 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -1,8 +1,21 @@
-rootProject.name = name
+dependencyResolutionManagement {
+    versionCatalogs {
+        libs {
+            version('gradle', '7.4.2')
+            version('junit', '5.8.2')
+            library('junit-jupiter-api', 'org.junit.jupiter', 'junit-jupiter-api').versionRef('junit')
+            library('junit-jupiter-params', 'org.junit.jupiter', 'junit-jupiter-params').versionRef('junit')
+            library('junit-jupiter-engine', 'org.junit.jupiter', 'junit-jupiter-engine').versionRef('junit')
+            library('junit4', 'junit:junit:4.13.2')
+            library('hamcrest', 'org.hamcrest:hamcrest-library:2.2')
+            plugin('publish', 'com.gradle.plugin-publish').version('0.18.0')
+            library('bzip2', 'org.xbib', 'io-compress-bzip2').version('1.1.0')
+            library('xz', 'org.xbib', 'io-compress-xz').version('1.1.0')
+            library('bouncycastle', 'org.bouncycastle', 'bcpg-jdk18on').version('1.71')
+            library('ant', 'org.apache.ant', 'ant').version('1.10.10')
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 include 'rpm-core'
 include 'rpm-ant'
-// gradle plugin moved to antoher repository
-//include 'gradle-plugin-rpm'
-// maven plugin was removed in gradle
-//include 'maven-plugin-rpm'