diff --git a/plugins/buildsystem/build.gradle b/plugins/buildsystem/build.gradle
index 8ed9d8ab..561231c0 100644
--- a/plugins/buildsystem/build.gradle
+++ b/plugins/buildsystem/build.gradle
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group 'com.microsoft.identity'
-version '0.2.5'
+version '0.2.6-dev'
 
 tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
     sourceCompatibility = '11'
diff --git a/plugins/buildsystem/changelog b/plugins/buildsystem/changelog
index d1406ed0..10044df5 100644
--- a/plugins/buildsystem/changelog
+++ b/plugins/buildsystem/changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 Plugin Overview: https://github.com/AzureAD/android-complete/blob/master/plugins/buildsystem/docs/Overview.md
 
+Version 0.2.6
+----------------------------
+[MINOR] Remove use of deleted gradle APIs
+
 Version 0.2.3
 ----------------------------
 [PATCH] Allow ability to enable/disable code coverage - disabled by default
diff --git a/plugins/buildsystem/src/main/java/com/microsoft/identity/buildsystem/BuildPlugin.java b/plugins/buildsystem/src/main/java/com/microsoft/identity/buildsystem/BuildPlugin.java
index 32216c28..f1a0838f 100644
--- a/plugins/buildsystem/src/main/java/com/microsoft/identity/buildsystem/BuildPlugin.java
+++ b/plugins/buildsystem/src/main/java/com/microsoft/identity/buildsystem/BuildPlugin.java
@@ -27,15 +27,13 @@
 import org.gradle.api.JavaVersion;
 import org.gradle.api.Plugin;
 import org.gradle.api.Project;
+import org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaPluginExtension;
 
 public class BuildPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
 
     private final static String ANDROID_LIBRARY_PLUGIN_ID = "com.android.library";
     private final static String JAVA_LIBRARY_PLUGIN_ID = "java-library";
 
-    private final static String JAVA_SOURCE_COMPATIBILITY_PROPERTY = "sourceCompatibility";
-    private final static String JAVA_TARGET_COMPATIBILITY_PROPERTY = "targetCompatibility";
-
     @Override
     public void apply(final Project project) {
 
@@ -70,8 +68,10 @@ private void applyDesugaringToAndroidProject(final Project project){
 
     private void applyJava8ToJavaProject(final Project project) {
         project.getPluginManager().withPlugin(JAVA_LIBRARY_PLUGIN_ID, appliedPlugin -> {
-            project.setProperty(JAVA_SOURCE_COMPATIBILITY_PROPERTY, JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8);
-            project.setProperty(JAVA_TARGET_COMPATIBILITY_PROPERTY, JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8);
+            final JavaPluginExtension javaPluginExtension = project.getExtensions()
+                    .getByType(JavaPluginExtension.class);
+            javaPluginExtension.setSourceCompatibility(JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8);
+            javaPluginExtension.setTargetCompatibility(JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8);
         });
     }
 }