diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/KotlinGradlePluginIT.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/KotlinGradlePluginIT.kt
index 2058f2ebdf0..f4327f455c8 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/KotlinGradlePluginIT.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/KotlinGradlePluginIT.kt
@@ -457,15 +457,22 @@ class KotlinGradleIT: BaseGradleIT() {
 
     @Test
     fun testOmittedStdlibVersion() {
-        val project = Project("kotlinProject", "2.3")
+        val project = Project("kotlinProject", "4.4")
         project.setupWorkingDir()
         File(project.projectDir, "build.gradle").modify {
-            it.replace("kotlin-stdlib:\$kotlin_version", "kotlin-stdlib").apply { check(!equals(it)) }
+            it.replace("kotlin-stdlib:\$kotlin_version", "kotlin-stdlib").apply { check(!equals(it)) } + "\n" + """
+            apply plugin: 'maven'
+            install.repositories { maven { url "file://${'$'}buildDir/repo" } }
+            """.trimIndent()
         }
 
-        project.build("build") {
+        project.build("build", "install") {
             assertSuccessful()
             assertContains(":compileKotlin", ":compileTestKotlin")
+            val pomLines = File(project.projectDir, "build/poms/pom-default.xml").readLines()
+            val stdlibVersionLineNumber = pomLines.indexOfFirst { "<artifactId>kotlin-stdlib</artifactId>" in it } + 1
+            val versionLine = pomLines[stdlibVersionLineNumber]
+            assertTrue { "<version>${defaultBuildOptions().kotlinVersion}</version>" in versionLine }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinPlugin.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinPlugin.kt
index 838b9197771..df3f39da6c9 100755
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinPlugin.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinPlugin.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import com.intellij.util.ReflectionUtil
 import groovy.lang.Closure
 import org.gradle.api.*
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Configuration
+import org.gradle.api.artifacts.ExternalDependency
 import org.gradle.api.file.ConfigurableFileCollection
 import org.gradle.api.file.FileCollection
 import org.gradle.api.file.SourceDirectorySet
@@ -396,10 +397,20 @@ internal abstract class AbstractKotlinPlugin(
 
     private fun configureDefaultVersionsResolutionStrategy(project: Project) {
         project.configurations.all { configuration ->
-            configuration.resolutionStrategy.eachDependency { details ->
-                val requested = details.requested
-                if (requested.group == "org.jetbrains.kotlin" && requested.version.isEmpty()) {
-                    details.useVersion(kotlinPluginVersion)
+            if (isGradleVersionAtLeast(4, 4)) {
+                // Use the API introduced in Gradle 4.4 to modify the dependencies directly before they are resolved:
+                configuration.withDependencies { dependencySet ->
+                    dependencySet.filterIsInstance<ExternalDependency>()
+                            .filter { it.group == "org.jetbrains.kotlin" && it.version.isNullOrEmpty() }
+                            .forEach { it.version { constraint -> constraint.prefer(kotlinPluginVersion) } }
+                }
+            }
+            else {
+                configuration.resolutionStrategy.eachDependency { details ->
+                    val requested = details.requested
+                    if (requested.group == "org.jetbrains.kotlin" && requested.version.isEmpty()) {
+                        details.useVersion(kotlinPluginVersion)
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/utils/ParsedGradleVersion.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/utils/ParsedGradleVersion.kt
index d8c077034a9..162e3076295 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/utils/ParsedGradleVersion.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/utils/ParsedGradleVersion.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils
 
+import org.gradle.util.GradleVersion
+
 internal data class ParsedGradleVersion(val major: Int, val minor: Int) : Comparable<ParsedGradleVersion> {
     override fun compareTo(other: ParsedGradleVersion): Int {
         val majorCompare = major.compareTo(other.major)
@@ -51,4 +53,8 @@ internal data class ParsedGradleVersion(val major: Int, val minor: Int) : Compar
             return null
         }
     }
-}
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+}
+
+fun isGradleVersionAtLeast(major: Int, minor: Int) =
+        ParsedGradleVersion.parse(GradleVersion.current().version)
+                ?.let { it >= ParsedGradleVersion(major, minor) } ?: false
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