diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index a2eb037fd8..5e6896deed 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
-    val kotlinVersion: String by System.getProperties()
-    kotlin("plugin.serialization") version kotlinVersion
+    kotlin("plugin.serialization")
     kotlin("multiplatform")
     id("maven-publish")
     id("signing")
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ allprojects {
 }

 // Versions
-val kotlinVersion: String by System.getProperties()
+val kotlinVersion: String by extra
 val serializationVersion: String by project
 val coroutinesVersion: String by project

diff --git a/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
index d0ef18b67b..ae67887584 100644
--- a/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@ plugins {
 }

 repositories {
+    mavenLocal()
     mavenCentral()
     gradlePluginPortal()
 }

+val kotlinVersion: String by extra
+
 dependencies {
-    implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:1.9.20")
+    implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlinVersion")
     implementation("io.github.gradle-nexus:publish-plugin:1.3.0")
     implementation("org.jetbrains.dokka:dokka-gradle-plugin:1.9.10")
     implementation(gradleApi())
diff --git a/buildSrc/gradle.properties b/buildSrc/gradle.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b67c10f362
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildSrc/gradle.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+kotlinVersion=<kotlin_version>
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Shared.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Shared.kt
index 59bf038735..0e0929a594 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Shared.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Shared.kt
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.dsl.KotlinJsTargetDsl

 fun Project.repositories() {
     repositories {
-        mavenCentral()
         mavenLocal()
+        mavenCentral()
     }
 }

diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 9315dcac95..d5fabb822c 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 group=io.kvision
 versionNumber=7.1.0

-systemProp.kotlinVersion=1.9.20
+kotlinVersion=<kotlin_version>
 javaVersion=17
 coroutinesVersion=1.7.3
 serializationVersion=1.6.0
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index 901058aae2..7c338f6ba2 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 pluginManagement {
     repositories {
+        mavenLocal()
         gradlePluginPortal()
         mavenCentral()
-        mavenLocal()
+    }
+
+    val kotlinVersion: String by settings
+    plugins {
+        id("org.jetbrains.kotlin.plugin.serialization") version kotlinVersion
     }
 }
 rootProject.name = "kvision"