diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 9025ba2..6645298 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -5,13 +5,62 @@ plugins {
 	id "com.github.johnrengelman.shadow" version "4.0.4"
 }
 
-sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
-targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
-
 archivesBaseName = project.archives_base_name
 version = project.mod_version
 group = project.maven_group
 
+allprojects {
+	pluginManager.withPlugin("java") {
+		sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+		targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+	}
+}
+
+configure(allprojects.findAll { it.name != "kiwi-java" }) {
+	pluginManager.withPlugin("fabric-loom") {
+		dependencies {
+			//to change the versions see the gradle.properties file
+			minecraft "com.mojang:minecraft:${project.minecraft_version}"
+			mappings "net.fabricmc:yarn:${project.yarn_mappings}"
+			modImplementation "net.fabricmc:fabric-loader:${project.loader_version}"
+
+			// Fabric API. This is technically optional, but you probably want it anyway.
+			modImplementation "net.fabricmc.fabric-api:fabric-api:${project.fabric_version}"
+			modImplementation "net.fabricmc:fabric-language-kotlin:${project.fabric_kotlin_version}"
+		}
+	}
+
+	pluginManager.withPlugin("java") {
+		processResources {
+			inputs.property "version", project.version
+
+			filesMatching("fabric.mod.json") {
+				expand "version": project.version
+			}
+		}
+
+		// ensure that the encoding is set to UTF-8, no matter what the system default is
+		// this fixes some edge cases with special characters not displaying correctly
+		// see http://yodaconditions.net/blog/fix-for-java-file-encoding-problems-with-gradle.html
+		tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
+			options.encoding = "UTF-8"
+		}
+
+		java {
+			// Loom will automatically attach sourcesJar to a RemapSourcesJar task and to the "build" task
+			// if it is present.
+			// If you remove this line, sources will not be generated.
+			withSourcesJar()
+		}
+	}
+
+	pluginManager.withPlugin("org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm") {
+		compileKotlin {
+			kotlinOptions.jvmTarget = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 minecraft {
 	log4jConfigs.from "PhyConDebugLogging.xml"
 }
@@ -24,15 +73,6 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-	//to change the versions see the gradle.properties file
-	minecraft "com.mojang:minecraft:${project.minecraft_version}"
-	mappings "net.fabricmc:yarn:${project.yarn_mappings}"
-	modImplementation "net.fabricmc:fabric-loader:${project.loader_version}"
-
-	// Fabric API. This is technically optional, but you probably want it anyway.
-	modImplementation "net.fabricmc.fabric-api:fabric-api:${project.fabric_version}"
-    modImplementation "net.fabricmc:fabric-language-kotlin:${project.fabric_kotlin_version}"
-
 	// PSA: Some older mods, compiled on Loom 0.2.1, might have outdated Maven POMs.
 	// You may need to force-disable transitiveness on them.
 	modImplementation "alexiil.mc.lib:libblockattributes-all:${project.libblockattributes_version}"
@@ -55,32 +95,6 @@ dependencies {
 	testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:${project.junit_version}"
 }
 
-processResources {
-	inputs.property "version", project.version
-
-	filesMatching("fabric.mod.json") {
-		expand "version": project.version
-	}
-}
-
-// ensure that the encoding is set to UTF-8, no matter what the system default is
-// this fixes some edge cases with special characters not displaying correctly
-// see http://yodaconditions.net/blog/fix-for-java-file-encoding-problems-with-gradle.html
-tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
-	options.encoding = "UTF-8"
-}
-
-compileKotlin {
-	kotlinOptions.jvmTarget = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
-}
-
-java {
-	// Loom will automatically attach sourcesJar to a RemapSourcesJar task and to the "build" task
-	// if it is present.
-	// If you remove this line, sources will not be generated.
-	withSourcesJar()
-}
-
 jar {
 	from("LICENSE") {
 		rename { "${it}_${project.archivesBaseName}" }
diff --git a/plugin/rei/build.gradle b/plugin/rei/build.gradle
index 00e0c72..2d1f6e0 100644
--- a/plugin/rei/build.gradle
+++ b/plugin/rei/build.gradle
@@ -3,17 +3,10 @@ plugins {
     id "org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm"
 }
 
-sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
-targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
-
 archivesBaseName = project.archives_base_name
 version = project.mod_version
 group = project.maven_group
 
-minecraft {
-	log4jConfigs.from "PhyConDebugLogging.xml"
-}
-
 repositories {
 	maven {
 		url = "https://maven.shedaniel.me/"
@@ -22,15 +15,6 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-	//to change the versions see the gradle.properties file
-	minecraft "com.mojang:minecraft:${project.minecraft_version}"
-	mappings "net.fabricmc:yarn:${project.yarn_mappings}"
-	modImplementation "net.fabricmc:fabric-loader:${project.loader_version}"
-
-	// Fabric API. This is technically optional, but you probably want it anyway.
-	modImplementation "net.fabricmc.fabric-api:fabric-api:${project.fabric_version}"
-    modImplementation "net.fabricmc:fabric-language-kotlin:${project.fabric_kotlin_version}"
-
 	implementation project(":")
 
 	modCompileOnly("me.shedaniel:RoughlyEnoughItems-api:${project.rei_version}") {
@@ -40,35 +24,3 @@ dependencies {
 		exclude group: "net.fabricmc.fabric-api"
 	}
 }
-
-processResources {
-	inputs.property "version", project.version
-
-	filesMatching("fabric.mod.json") {
-		expand "version": project.version
-	}
-}
-
-// ensure that the encoding is set to UTF-8, no matter what the system default is
-// this fixes some edge cases with special characters not displaying correctly
-// see http://yodaconditions.net/blog/fix-for-java-file-encoding-problems-with-gradle.html
-tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
-	options.encoding = "UTF-8"
-}
-
-compileKotlin {
-	kotlinOptions.jvmTarget = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
-}
-
-java {
-	// Loom will automatically attach sourcesJar to a RemapSourcesJar task and to the "build" task
-	// if it is present.
-	// If you remove this line, sources will not be generated.
-	withSourcesJar()
-}
-
-jar {
-	from("LICENSE") {
-		rename { "${it}_${project.archivesBaseName}" }
-	}
-}