diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 4acd33c5e81..c2a747c3f6d 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ buildscript {
     extra["kotlin_language_version"] = "1.1"
     extra["repos"] = repos
 
+    extra["versions.shadow"] = "2.0.1"
+
     repositories {
         for (repo in repos) {
             maven { setUrl(repo) }
diff --git a/custom-dependencies/protobuf-lite/build.gradle.kts b/custom-dependencies/protobuf-lite/build.gradle.kts
index a43591549e3..959daafea3b 100644
--- a/custom-dependencies/protobuf-lite/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/custom-dependencies/protobuf-lite/build.gradle.kts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath("com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:1.2.3")
+        classpath("com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:${property("versions.shadow")}")
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-annotation-processing/build.gradle.kts b/libraries/tools/kotlin-annotation-processing/build.gradle.kts
index 2468616bead..e4dfe9d8b49 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-annotation-processing/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-annotation-processing/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath("com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:1.2.3")
+        classpath("com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:${property("versions.shadow")}")
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-reflect/build.gradle b/libraries/tools/kotlin-reflect/build.gradle
index 441360bb2ce..0c8f1457f2a 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-reflect/build.gradle
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-reflect/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
     dependencies {
         classpath 'net.sf.proguard:proguard-gradle:5.2.1'
-        classpath 'com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:1.2.4'
+        classpath "com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:${property("versions.shadow")}"
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/protobuf-lite/build.gradle b/libraries/tools/protobuf-lite/build.gradle
index 0faccce3e21..668558de2ea 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/protobuf-lite/build.gradle
+++ b/libraries/tools/protobuf-lite/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:1.2.4'
+        classpath "com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:${property("versions.shadow")}"
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/prepare/compiler-client-embeddable/build.gradle.kts b/prepare/compiler-client-embeddable/build.gradle.kts
index 6945105c6d2..7d6c583ba14 100644
--- a/prepare/compiler-client-embeddable/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/prepare/compiler-client-embeddable/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath("com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:1.2.3")
+        classpath("com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:${property("versions.shadow")}")
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/prepare/compiler-embeddable/build.gradle.kts b/prepare/compiler-embeddable/build.gradle.kts
index 4874fcd0763..0ec5d583fda 100644
--- a/prepare/compiler-embeddable/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/prepare/compiler-embeddable/build.gradle.kts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath("com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:1.2.3")
+        classpath("com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:${property("versions.shadow")}")
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/prepare/compiler/build.gradle.kts b/prepare/compiler/build.gradle.kts
index a3b4a193d0b..ff30248d078 100644
--- a/prepare/compiler/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/prepare/compiler/build.gradle.kts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath("com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:1.2.3")
+        classpath("com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:${property("versions.shadow")}")
         classpath("net.sf.proguard:proguard-gradle:5.3.1")
     }
 }
diff --git a/prepare/jps-plugin/build.gradle.kts b/prepare/jps-plugin/build.gradle.kts
index 55b121345de..fca4584cd1c 100644
--- a/prepare/jps-plugin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/prepare/jps-plugin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath("com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:2.0.1")
+        classpath("com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:${property("versions.shadow")}")
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/prepare/kotlin-plugin/build.gradle.kts b/prepare/kotlin-plugin/build.gradle.kts
index 064038f5b39..106ee99e545 100644
--- a/prepare/kotlin-plugin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/prepare/kotlin-plugin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath("com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:1.2.3")
+        classpath("com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:${property("versions.shadow")}")
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/ultimate/build.gradle.kts b/ultimate/build.gradle.kts
index 195731cb538..4143e02c537 100644
--- a/ultimate/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/ultimate/build.gradle.kts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath("com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:1.2.3")
+        classpath("com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:${property("versions.shadow")}")
     }
 }