diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/gradle/RewriteDiscoverTask.java b/plugin/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/gradle/RewriteDiscoverTask.java
index 0f20aeb2c..f62abef5e 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/gradle/RewriteDiscoverTask.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/gradle/RewriteDiscoverTask.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public RewriteDiscoverTask(SourceSet sourceSet, RewriteExtension extension) {
     }
 
     @TaskAction
-    public void execute() {
+    public void run() {
         Environment env = environment();
         Set<String> activeRecipes = getActiveRecipes();
         Map<String, Recipe> recipesByName = env.getRecipesByName();
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/gradle/RewriteFixTask.java b/plugin/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/gradle/RewriteFixTask.java
index a98a68ae2..64ac1d8ae 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/gradle/RewriteFixTask.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/gradle/RewriteFixTask.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ protected Logger getLog() {
     }
 
     @TaskAction
-    public void execute() {
+    public void run() {
         ChangesContainer changes = listChanges();
 
         if (changes.isNotEmpty()) {
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/gradle/RewritePlugin.java b/plugin/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/gradle/RewritePlugin.java
index 47b499ccf..a8a32c142 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/gradle/RewritePlugin.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/gradle/RewritePlugin.java
@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@
  */
 package org.openrewrite.gradle;
 
+import groovy.lang.Closure;
+import org.gradle.api.Action;
 import org.gradle.api.Plugin;
 import org.gradle.api.Project;
 import org.gradle.api.Task;
 import org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaPluginConvention;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.SourceSetContainer;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskContainer;
-import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskProvider;
 
 /**
  * Adds the RewriteExtension to the current project and registers tasks per-sourceSet that implement rewrite fixing and
@@ -30,6 +31,15 @@
  */
 public class RewritePlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
 
+    /*
+     Note on compatibility:
+     Since we're in the software modernization and improvement business we want to support old versions of Gradle.
+     As written this project doesn't use any APIs not present as of Gradle 4.7.
+     That predates Gradle supporting Java 11, which came in Gradle 5.0.
+     So our automated tests wont currently _enforce_ this compatibility guarantee.
+     Until that changes, tread carefully and test manually if you introduce any new usage of any Gradle API.
+     */
+
     @Override
     public void apply(Project project) {
         RewriteExtension maybeExtension = project.getExtensions().findByType(RewriteExtension.class);
@@ -44,39 +54,50 @@ public void apply(Project project) {
         SourceSetContainer sourceSets = javaPlugin.getSourceSets();
 
         // Fix is meant to be invoked manually and so is not made a dependency of any existing task
-        TaskProvider<Task> rewriteFixAllProvider = tasks.register("rewriteFix");
-        rewriteFixAllProvider.configure(it -> {
-            it.setGroup("rewrite");
-            it.setDescription("Apply the active refactoring recipes to all sources");
-        });
+        Task rewriteFixAll = tasks.create("rewriteFix",
+                taskClosure(task -> {
+                    task.setGroup("rewrite");
+                    task.setDescription("Apply the active refactoring recipes to all sources");
+                })
+        );
+
         // Warn hooks into the regular Java build by becoming a dependency of "check", the same way that checkstyle or unit tests do
-        TaskProvider<Task> rewriteWarnAllProvider = tasks.register("rewriteWarn");
-        rewriteWarnAllProvider.configure(it -> {
-            it.setGroup("rewrite");
-            it.setDescription("Dry run the active refactoring recipes to all sources. No changes will be made.");
-        });
-        TaskProvider<?> checkTaskProvider = tasks.named("check");
-        checkTaskProvider.configure(checkTask -> checkTask.dependsOn(rewriteWarnAllProvider));
+        Task rewriteWarnAll = tasks.create("rewriteWarn", taskClosure(task -> {
+                    task.setGroup("rewrite");
+                    task.setDescription("Dry run the active refactoring recipes to all sources. No changes will be made.");
+                })
+        );
 
-        sourceSets.configureEach(sourceSet -> {
+        Task checkTask = tasks.getByName("check");
+        checkTask.dependsOn(rewriteWarnAll);
 
+        sourceSets.all(sourceSet -> {
             String rewriteFixTaskName = "rewriteFix" + sourceSet.getName().substring(0, 1).toUpperCase() + sourceSet.getName().substring(1);
-            TaskProvider<RewriteFixTask> rewriteFixProvider = tasks.register(rewriteFixTaskName, RewriteFixTask.class, sourceSet, extension);
-            rewriteFixAllProvider.configure(it -> it.dependsOn(rewriteFixProvider));
+
+            RewriteFixTask rewriteFix = tasks.create(rewriteFixTaskName, RewriteFixTask.class, sourceSet, extension);
+            rewriteFixAll.configure(taskClosure(it -> it.dependsOn(rewriteFix)));
 
             String rewriteDiscoverTaskName = "rewriteDiscover" + sourceSet.getName().substring(0, 1).toUpperCase() + sourceSet.getName().substring(1);
-            tasks.register(rewriteDiscoverTaskName, RewriteDiscoverTask.class, sourceSet, extension);
+            tasks.create(rewriteDiscoverTaskName, RewriteDiscoverTask.class, sourceSet, extension);
 
             String compileTaskName = sourceSet.getCompileTaskName("java");
-            TaskProvider<?> compileTaskProvider = tasks.named(compileTaskName);
-            compileTaskProvider.configure(compileTask -> compileTask.mustRunAfter(rewriteFixProvider));
+            Task compileTask = tasks.getByName(compileTaskName);
+            compileTask.configure(taskClosure(it -> it.mustRunAfter(rewriteFix)));
 
             String rewriteWarnTaskName = "rewriteWarn" + sourceSet.getName().substring(0, 1).toUpperCase() + sourceSet.getName().substring(1);
-            TaskProvider<RewriteWarnTask> rewriteWarnProvider = tasks.register(rewriteWarnTaskName, RewriteWarnTask.class, sourceSet, extension);
-            rewriteWarnAllProvider.configure(it -> it.dependsOn(rewriteWarnProvider));
+            RewriteWarnTask rewriteWarn = tasks.create(rewriteWarnTaskName, RewriteWarnTask.class, sourceSet, extension);
+            rewriteWarnAll.configure(taskClosure(it -> it.dependsOn(rewriteWarn)));
         });
     }
 
+    private Closure<Task> taskClosure(Action<Task> configFun) {
+        return new Closure<Task>(this) {
+            public void doCall(Task arg) {
+                configFun.execute(arg);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
 //    void configureMetrics(RewriteTask task) {
 //        Project project = task.getProject();
 //
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/gradle/RewriteWarnTask.java b/plugin/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/gradle/RewriteWarnTask.java
index af82ae768..b7867c31b 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/gradle/RewriteWarnTask.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/gradle/RewriteWarnTask.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ protected Logger getLog() {
     }
 
     @TaskAction
-    public void execute() {
+    public void run() {
         ChangesContainer changes = listChanges();
 
         if (changes.isNotEmpty()) {
diff --git a/plugin/src/test/groovy/org/openrewrite/gradle/RewritePluginTest.groovy b/plugin/src/test/groovy/org/openrewrite/gradle/RewritePluginTest.groovy
index 2e9c256c2..0405ae9a0 100644
--- a/plugin/src/test/groovy/org/openrewrite/gradle/RewritePluginTest.groovy
+++ b/plugin/src/test/groovy/org/openrewrite/gradle/RewritePluginTest.groovy
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 package org.openrewrite.gradle
 
 import org.gradle.testkit.runner.TaskOutcome
-import spock.lang.Ignore
+import spock.lang.Unroll
 
 /**
  * Because of how the Gradle Test Kit manages the classpath of the project under test, these may fail when run from an IDE.
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import spock.lang.Ignore
  * If breakpoints within your plugin aren't being hit try adding -Dorg.gradle.testkit.debug=true to the arguments and
  * connecting a remote debugger on port 5005.
  */
+@Unroll
 class RewritePluginTest extends RewriteTestBase {
 
     String rewriteYamlText =  """\
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ class RewritePluginTest extends RewriteTestBase {
         File sourceFile = writeSource(HelloWorldJavaBeforeRefactor)
 
         when:
-        def result = gradleRunner("6.5.1", "build").build()
+        def result = gradleRunner(gradleVersion, "build").build()
 
         def rewriteWarnMainResult = result.task(":rewriteWarnMain")
         def rewriteWarnTestResult = result.task(":rewriteWarnTest")
@@ -103,6 +104,9 @@ class RewritePluginTest extends RewriteTestBase {
         // With no test source in this project any of these are potentially reasonable results
         // Ultimately NO_SOURCE is probably the most appropriate, but in this early stage of development SUCCESS is acceptable
         rewriteWarnTestResult.outcome == TaskOutcome.SUCCESS || rewriteWarnTestResult.outcome == TaskOutcome.NO_SOURCE || rewriteWarnTestResult.outcome == TaskOutcome.SKIPPED
+
+        where:
+        gradleVersion << GRADLE_VERSIONS_UNDER_TEST
     }
 
     def "rewriteFix will alter the source file according to the provided active recipe"() {
@@ -116,12 +120,15 @@ class RewritePluginTest extends RewriteTestBase {
         File sourceFile = writeSource(HelloWorldJavaBeforeRefactor)
 
         when:
-        def result = gradleRunner("6.5.1", "rewriteFixMain").build()
+        def result = gradleRunner(gradleVersion, "rewriteFixMain").build()
         def rewriteFixMainResult = result.task(":rewriteFixMain")
 
         then:
         rewriteFixMainResult.outcome == TaskOutcome.SUCCESS
         sourceFile.text == HelloWorldJavaAfterRefactor
+
+        where:
+        gradleVersion << GRADLE_VERSIONS_UNDER_TEST
     }
 
     def "rewriteFix works on multi-project builds"() {
@@ -180,7 +187,7 @@ class RewritePluginTest extends RewriteTestBase {
                 }
             """.stripIndent()
         when:
-        def result = gradleRunner("6.5.1", "rewriteFix").build()
+        def result = gradleRunner(gradleVersion, "rewriteFix").build()
         def aRewriteFixnResult = result.task(":a:rewriteFixTest")
         def bRewriteFixResult = result.task(":b:rewriteFixTest")
         String bTestClassExpected = """\
@@ -208,8 +215,12 @@ class RewritePluginTest extends RewriteTestBase {
         bRewriteFixResult.outcome == TaskOutcome.SUCCESS
         aTestClass.text == aTestClassExpected
         bTestClass.text == bTestClassExpected
+
+        where:
+        gradleVersion << GRADLE_VERSIONS_UNDER_TEST
     }
 
+    @spock.lang.Ignore
     def "rewriteDiscover will print some stuff"() {
         given:
         projectDir.newFile("settings.gradle")
@@ -221,10 +232,13 @@ class RewritePluginTest extends RewriteTestBase {
         File sourceFile = writeSource(HelloWorldJavaBeforeRefactor)
 
         when:
-        def result = gradleRunner("6.5.1", "rewriteDiscoverMain").build()
+        def result = gradleRunner(gradleVersion, "rewriteDiscoverMain").build()
         def rewriteDiscoverResult = result.task(":rewriteDiscoverMain")
 
         then:
         rewriteDiscoverResult.outcome == TaskOutcome.SUCCESS
+
+        where:
+        gradleVersion << GRADLE_VERSIONS_UNDER_TEST
     }
 }
diff --git a/plugin/src/test/groovy/org/openrewrite/gradle/RewriteTestBase.groovy b/plugin/src/test/groovy/org/openrewrite/gradle/RewriteTestBase.groovy
index 706faf126..dfa7dd659 100644
--- a/plugin/src/test/groovy/org/openrewrite/gradle/RewriteTestBase.groovy
+++ b/plugin/src/test/groovy/org/openrewrite/gradle/RewriteTestBase.groovy
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ class RewriteTestBase extends Specification {
                 .withPluginClasspath()
                 .forwardOutput()
                 .tap {
-                    gradleVersion == GradleVersion.current().toString() ? null : it.withGradleVersion(gradleVersion)
+                    if(gradleVersion != null) {
+                        withGradleVersion(gradleVersion)
+                    }
                 }
     }
 
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ class RewriteTestBase extends Specification {
         if (explicitGradleVersions) {
             return Arrays.asList(explicitGradleVersions.split("\\|"))
         } else {
-            [GradleVersion.current().toString()]
+            [GradleVersion.current().version]
         }
     }
 }