diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/cocoapods/CocoapodsExtension.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/cocoapods/CocoapodsExtension.kt
index 0e73e4e0fd9..34ee708e779 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/cocoapods/CocoapodsExtension.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/cocoapods/CocoapodsExtension.kt
@@ -6,13 +6,11 @@
 @file:Suppress("PackageDirectoryMismatch") // Old package for compatibility
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.cocoapods
 
-import groovy.lang.Closure
 import org.gradle.api.Action
 import org.gradle.api.Named
 import org.gradle.api.NamedDomainObjectSet
 import org.gradle.api.Project
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.*
-import org.gradle.util.ConfigureUtil
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.multiplatformExtension
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.cocoapods.CocoapodsExtension.CocoapodsDependency.PodLocation.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.Framework
@@ -23,8 +21,9 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.addArgs
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.HostManager
 import java.io.File
 import java.net.URI
+import javax.inject.Inject
 
-open class CocoapodsExtension(private val project: Project) {
+abstract class CocoapodsExtension @Inject constructor(private val project: Project) {
     /**
      * Configure version of the pod
      */
@@ -183,7 +182,17 @@ open class CocoapodsExtension(private val project: Project) {
             project.logger.warn(warnMessage)
             podSource = path.parentFile
         }
-        addToPods(CocoapodsDependency(name, moduleName, headers, version, podSource?.let { Path(it) }))
+        addToPods(
+            project.objects.newInstance(
+                CocoapodsDependency::class.java,
+                name,
+                moduleName
+            ).apply {
+                this.headers = headers
+                this.version = version
+                source = podSource?.let { Path(it) }
+            }
+        )
     }
 
 
@@ -194,7 +203,7 @@ open class CocoapodsExtension(private val project: Project) {
         // Empty string will lead to an attempt to create two podDownload tasks.
         // One is original podDownload and second is podDownload + pod.name
         require(name.isNotEmpty()) { "Please provide not empty pod name to avoid ambiguity" }
-        val dependency = CocoapodsDependency(name, name.asModuleName())
+        val dependency = project.objects.newInstance(CocoapodsDependency::class.java, name, name.asModuleName())
         dependency.configure()
         addToPods(dependency)
     }
@@ -202,8 +211,8 @@ open class CocoapodsExtension(private val project: Project) {
     /**
      * Add a CocoaPods dependency to the pod built from this project.
      */
-    fun pod(name: String, configure: Closure<*>) = pod(name) {
-        ConfigureUtil.configure(configure, this)
+    fun pod(name: String, configure: Action<CocoapodsDependency>) = pod(name) {
+        configure.execute(this)
     }
 
     private fun addToPods(dependency: CocoapodsDependency) {
@@ -226,8 +235,8 @@ open class CocoapodsExtension(private val project: Project) {
      * for additional information.
      * Default sources (cdn.cocoapods.org) implicitly included.
      */
-    fun specRepos(configure: Closure<*>) = specRepos {
-        ConfigureUtil.configure(configure, this)
+    fun specRepos(configure: Action<SpecRepos>) = specRepos {
+        configure.execute(this)
     }
 
     private fun configureRegisteredFrameworks(configure: Framework.() -> Unit) {
@@ -268,15 +277,29 @@ open class CocoapodsExtension(private val project: Project) {
         }
     }
 
-    data class CocoapodsDependency(
+    abstract class CocoapodsDependency @Inject constructor(
         private val name: String,
-        @get:Input var moduleName: String,
-        @get:Optional @get:Input var headers: String? = null,
-        @get:Optional @get:Input var version: String? = null,
-        @get:Optional @get:Nested var source: PodLocation? = null,
-        @get:Internal var extraOpts: List<String> = listOf(),
-        @get:Internal var packageName: String = "cocoapods.$moduleName"
+        @get:Input var moduleName: String
     ) : Named {
+
+        @get:Optional
+        @get:Input
+        var headers: String? = null
+
+        @get:Optional
+        @get:Input
+        var version: String? = null
+
+        @get:Optional
+        @get:Nested
+        var source: PodLocation? = null
+
+        @get:Internal
+        var extraOpts: List<String> = listOf()
+
+        @get:Internal
+        var packageName: String = "cocoapods.$moduleName"
+
         @Input
         override fun getName(): String = name
 
@@ -317,8 +340,8 @@ open class CocoapodsExtension(private val project: Project) {
         /**
          * Configure pod from git repository. The podspec file is expected to be in the repository root.
          */
-        fun git(url: String, configure: Closure<*>) = git(url) {
-            ConfigureUtil.configure(configure, this)
+        fun git(url: String, configure: Action<Git>) = git(url) {
+            configure.execute(this)
         }
 
         sealed class PodLocation {
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/cocoapods/KotlinCocoapodsPlugin.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/cocoapods/KotlinCocoapodsPlugin.kt
index 607dc390545..c8dedd5976a 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/cocoapods/KotlinCocoapodsPlugin.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/cocoapods/KotlinCocoapodsPlugin.kt
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ open class KotlinCocoapodsPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
 
         pluginManager.withPlugin("kotlin-multiplatform") {
             val kotlinExtension = project.multiplatformExtension
-            val cocoapodsExtension = CocoapodsExtension(this)
+            val cocoapodsExtension = project.objects.newInstance(CocoapodsExtension::class.java, this)
             kotlinExtension.addExtension(COCOAPODS_EXTENSION_NAME, cocoapodsExtension)
             createDefaultFrameworks(kotlinExtension, cocoapodsExtension)
             registerDummyFrameworkTask(project, cocoapodsExtension)