diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 88f7ff8..96bd67d 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ plugins {
     id("java-library")
     id("maven-publish")
 
-    id("net.minecrell.plugin-yml.bukkit") version "0.6.0"
-    id("xyz.jpenilla.run-paper") version "1.0.6"
-    id("com.github.johnrengelman.shadow") version "8.1.1"
+    alias(libs.plugins.pluginyml.bukkit)
+    alias(libs.plugins.runpaper)
+    alias(libs.plugins.shadow)
 }
 
 group = "dev.booky"
@@ -22,24 +22,20 @@ repositories {
     maven("https://repo.papermc.io/repository/maven-public/")
 }
 
-val cloudCoreVersion = "1.0.1-SNAPSHOT"
-
 dependencies {
-    compileOnly("io.papermc.paper:paper-api:1.20.1-R0.1-SNAPSHOT")
-
-    implementation("org.bstats:bstats-bukkit:3.0.2")
+    compileOnly(libs.paperapi)
 
-    // need to be published to maven local manually
-    compileOnlyApi("dev.booky:cloudcore:$cloudCoreVersion")
+    compileOnlyApi(libs.cloudcore)
+    implementation(libs.bstats)
 
     // testserver dependency plugins
-    plugin("dev.booky:cloudcore:$cloudCoreVersion:all")
-    plugin("dev.jorel:commandapi-bukkit-plugin:9.0.3")
+    plugin(variantOf(libs.cloudcore) { classifier("all") })
+    plugin(libs.commandapi.plugin)
 }
 
 java {
     withSourcesJar()
-    toolchain{
+    toolchain {
         languageVersion.set(JavaLanguageVersion.of(17))
         vendor.set(JvmVendorSpec.ADOPTIUM)
     }
@@ -66,7 +62,7 @@ bukkit {
 
 tasks {
     runServer {
-        minecraftVersion("1.20.1")
+        minecraftVersion(libs.versions.minecraft.get())
         pluginJars.from(plugin.resolve())
     }
 
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92e8487
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+[plugins]
+pluginyml-bukkit = "net.minecrell.plugin-yml.bukkit:0.6.0"
+runpaper = "xyz.jpenilla.run-paper:2.1.0"
+shadow = "com.github.johnrengelman.shadow:8.1.1"
+
+[versions]
+minecraft = "1.20.1"
+paperapi = "1.20.1-R0.1-SNAPSHOT"
+
+cloudcore = "1.0.1-SNAPSHOT"
+
+bstats = "3.0.2"
+commandapi = "9.0.3"
+
+[libraries]
+paperapi = { module = "io.papermc.paper:paper-api", version.ref = "paperapi" }
+
+cloudcore = { module = "dev.booky:cloudcore", version.ref = "cloudcore" }
+
+bstats = { module = "org.bstats:bstats-bukkit", version.ref = "bstats" }
+commandapi-plugin = { module = "dev.jorel:commandapi-bukkit-plugin", version.ref = "commandapi" }