diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index ba90099..52009c6 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile
-
 plugins {
     `kotlin-dsl`
     `maven-publish`
@@ -24,65 +21,70 @@ java {
     withSourcesJar()
 }
 
+@Suppress("UnstableApiUsage")
 gradlePlugin {
+    website.set("https://github.com/MythicDrops/mythicdrops-gradle-plugin")
+    vcsUrl.set("https://github.com/MythicDrops/mythicdrops-gradle-plugin")
     plugins {
         create("mythicDropsProject") {
             id = "dev.mythicdrops.gradle.project"
             displayName = "mythicDropsGradleProject"
             description = "Orchestration plugin for all MythicDrops Gradle projects."
             implementationClass = "dev.mythicdrops.gradle.MythicDropsPlugin"
+            tags.set(listOf("kotlin", "pixeloutlaw", "convention"))
         }
         create("mythicDropsProjectRoot") {
             id = "dev.mythicdrops.gradle.project.root"
             displayName = "mythicDropsGradleProjectRoot"
             description = "Common conventions for MythicDrops root Gradle projects."
             implementationClass = "dev.mythicdrops.gradle.projects.MythicDropsRootPlugin"
+            tags.set(listOf("kotlin", "pixeloutlaw", "convention"))
         }
         create("mythicDropsProjectBase") {
             id = "dev.mythicdrops.gradle.project.base"
             displayName = "mythicDropsGradleProjectBase"
             description = "Common conventions for all MythicDrops Gradle projects."
             implementationClass = "dev.mythicdrops.gradle.projects.MythicDropsBasePlugin"
+            tags.set(listOf("kotlin", "pixeloutlaw", "convention"))
         }
         create("mythicDropsReleaseGitHub") {
             id = "dev.mythicdrops.gradle.release.github"
             displayName = "mythicDropsGradleReleaseGitHub"
             description = "Create a GitHub Release via GitHub Actions for all MythicDrops Gradle projects."
             implementationClass = "dev.mythicdrops.gradle.release.MythicDropsReleaseGitHubPlugin"
+            tags.set(listOf("kotlin", "pixeloutlaw", "convention"))
         }
         create("mythicDropsConventionJava") {
             id = "dev.mythicdrops.gradle.convention.java"
             displayName = "mythicDropsGradleConventionJava"
             description = "Common conventions for all MythicDrops Java Gradle projects."
             implementationClass = "dev.mythicdrops.gradle.conventions.MythicDropsJavaPlugin"
+            tags.set(listOf("kotlin", "pixeloutlaw", "convention"))
         }
         create("mythicDropsConventionJavaPlatform") {
             id = "dev.mythicdrops.gradle.convention.java-platform"
             displayName = "mythicDropsGradleConventionJavaPlatform"
             description = "Common conventions for all MythicDrops Java Platform Gradle projects."
             implementationClass = "dev.mythicdrops.gradle.conventions.MythicDropsJavaPlatformPlugin"
+            tags.set(listOf("kotlin", "pixeloutlaw", "convention"))
         }
         create("mythicDropsConventionKotlinJvm") {
             id = "dev.mythicdrops.gradle.convention.kotlin.jvm"
             displayName = "mythicDropsGradleConventionKotlinJvm"
             description = "Common conventions for all MythicDrops Kotlin JVM Gradle projects."
             implementationClass = "dev.mythicdrops.gradle.conventions.MythicDropsKotlinJvmPlugin"
+            tags.set(listOf("kotlin", "pixeloutlaw", "convention"))
         }
         create("mythicDropsConventionsMavenPublish") {
             id = "dev.mythicdrops.gradle.convention.maven-publish"
             displayName = "mythicDropsGradle"
             description = "Common conventions for all MythicDrops Maven Publishing Gradle projects."
             implementationClass = "dev.mythicdrops.gradle.conventions.MythicDropsMavenPublishPlugin"
+            tags.set(listOf("kotlin", "pixeloutlaw", "convention"))
         }
     }
 }
 
-pluginBundle {
-    website = "https://github.com/MythicDrops/mythicdrops-gradle-plugin"
-    vcsUrl = "https://github.com/MythicDrops/mythicdrops-gradle-plugin"
-    tags = listOf("kotlin", "pixeloutlaw", "convention")
-}
-
 tasks {
     // get dokkaJavadoc task and make javadocJar depend on it
     val dokkaJavadoc by this
@@ -91,11 +93,6 @@ tasks {
         from(dokkaJavadoc)
     }
 
-    // compile targeting JDK8
-    withType<KotlinCompile> {
-        kotlinOptions.jvmTarget = "1.8"
-    }
-
     // use JUnit Jupiter
     withType<Test> {
         useJUnitPlatform()
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 2b22d05..6ec1567 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.6-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.0.1-all.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/dev/mythicdrops/gradle/conventions/MythicDropsJavaPlugin.kt b/src/main/kotlin/dev/mythicdrops/gradle/conventions/MythicDropsJavaPlugin.kt
index 15031a0..47adfad 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/dev/mythicdrops/gradle/conventions/MythicDropsJavaPlugin.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/dev/mythicdrops/gradle/conventions/MythicDropsJavaPlugin.kt
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package dev.mythicdrops.gradle.conventions
 import org.gradle.api.JavaVersion
 import org.gradle.api.Project
 import org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaPluginExtension
-import org.gradle.api.tasks.compile.JavaCompile
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.Test
 import org.gradle.jvm.toolchain.JavaLanguageVersion
 import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.configure
@@ -32,13 +31,6 @@ open class MythicDropsJavaPlugin : DependentPlugin("Java", "java") {
             }
         }
 
-        // enable passing `-parameters` to javac
-        target.tasks.withType<JavaCompile> {
-            options.compilerArgs.add("-parameters")
-            options.isFork = true
-            options.forkOptions.executable = "javac"
-        }
-
         // enable and configure JaCoCo
         target.pluginManager.apply(JacocoPlugin::class.java)
         target.configure<JacocoPluginExtension> {
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/dev/mythicdrops/gradle/conventions/MythicDropsKotlinJvmPlugin.kt b/src/main/kotlin/dev/mythicdrops/gradle/conventions/MythicDropsKotlinJvmPlugin.kt
index d642acc..f6766b7 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/dev/mythicdrops/gradle/conventions/MythicDropsKotlinJvmPlugin.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/dev/mythicdrops/gradle/conventions/MythicDropsKotlinJvmPlugin.kt
@@ -3,14 +3,11 @@ package dev.mythicdrops.gradle.conventions
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.DetektPlugin
 import org.gradle.api.Project
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.bundling.Jar
-import org.gradle.jvm.toolchain.JavaLanguageVersion
 import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.configure
 import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.getByName
-import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.getByType
 import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.withType
 import org.jetbrains.dokka.gradle.DokkaPlugin
 import org.jetbrains.dokka.gradle.DokkaTask
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.KotlinJvmProjectExtension
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile
 import org.jlleitschuh.gradle.ktlint.KtlintExtension
 import org.jlleitschuh.gradle.ktlint.KtlintPlugin
@@ -20,22 +17,11 @@ import org.jlleitschuh.gradle.ktlint.KtlintPlugin
  */
 open class MythicDropsKotlinJvmPlugin : DependentPlugin("Kotlin JVM", "org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm") {
     override fun configureProject(target: Project) {
-        val javaExtension =
-            target.extensions.getByType<MythicDropsJavaExtension>().apply {
-                javaVersion.convention(DEFAULT_JAVA_VERSION)
-            }
-
         // apply plugins
         target.pluginManager.apply(DetektPlugin::class.java)
         target.pluginManager.apply(DokkaPlugin::class.java)
         target.pluginManager.apply(KtlintPlugin::class.java)
 
-        target.configure<KotlinJvmProjectExtension> {
-            jvmToolchain {
-                languageVersion.set(JavaLanguageVersion.of(javaExtension.javaVersion.get().majorVersion))
-            }
-        }
-
         // exclude files from the build directory from being linted or formatted
         target.configure<KtlintExtension> {
             // ktlint version that supports kotlin 1.8.0
diff --git a/version.properties b/version.properties
index 2173dcb..e401e8d 100644
--- a/version.properties
+++ b/version.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version=4.0.*
+version=5.0.*