diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 3025733a..ae988eef 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.changelog.markdownToHTML
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.platform.gradle.Constants.Constraints
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.platform.gradle.TestFrameworkType
 
-fun properties(key: String) = providers.gradleProperty(key)
-fun environment(key: String) = providers.environmentVariable(key)
-
 plugins {
     id("java") // Java support
     alias(libs.plugins.kotlin) // Kotlin support
@@ -15,8 +12,8 @@ plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.kover) // Gradle Kover Plugin
 }
 
-group = properties("pluginGroup").get()
-version = properties("pluginVersion").get()
+group = providers.gradleProperty("pluginGroup").get()
+version = providers.gradleProperty("pluginVersion").get()
 
 // Set the JVM language level used to build the project.
 kotlin {
@@ -39,13 +36,13 @@ dependencies {
 
     // IntelliJ Platform Gradle Plugin Dependencies Extension - read more: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/docs/intellij/tools-intellij-platform-gradle-plugin-dependencies-extension.html
     intellijPlatform {
-        create(properties("platformType"), properties("platformVersion"))
+        create(providers.gradleProperty("platformType"), providers.gradleProperty("platformVersion"))
 
         // Plugin Dependencies. Uses `platformBundledPlugins` property from the gradle.properties file for bundled IntelliJ Platform plugins.
-        bundledPlugins(properties("platformBundledPlugins").map { it.split(',') })
+        bundledPlugins(providers.gradleProperty("platformBundledPlugins").map { it.split(',') })
 
         // Plugin Dependencies. Uses `platformPlugins` property from the gradle.properties file for plugin from JetBrains Marketplace.
-        plugins(properties("platformPlugins").map { it.split(',') })
+        plugins(providers.gradleProperty("platformPlugins").map { it.split(',') })
 
         instrumentationTools()
         pluginVerifier()
@@ -57,7 +54,7 @@ dependencies {
 // Configure IntelliJ Platform Gradle Plugin - read more: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/docs/intellij/tools-intellij-platform-gradle-plugin-extension.html
 intellijPlatform {
     pluginConfiguration {
-        version = properties("pluginVersion")
+        version = providers.gradleProperty("pluginVersion")
 
         // Extract the <!-- Plugin description --> section from README.md and provide for the plugin's manifest
         description = providers.fileContents(layout.projectDirectory.file("README.md")).asText.map {
@@ -74,7 +71,7 @@ intellijPlatform {
 
         val changelog = project.changelog // local variable for configuration cache compatibility
         // Get the latest available change notes from the changelog file
-        changeNotes = properties("pluginVersion").map { pluginVersion ->
+        changeNotes = providers.gradleProperty("pluginVersion").map { pluginVersion ->
             with(changelog) {
                 renderItem(
                     (getOrNull(pluginVersion) ?: getUnreleased())
@@ -86,23 +83,23 @@ intellijPlatform {
         }
 
         ideaVersion {
-            sinceBuild = properties("pluginSinceBuild")
-            untilBuild = properties("pluginUntilBuild")
+            sinceBuild = providers.gradleProperty("pluginSinceBuild")
+            untilBuild = providers.gradleProperty("pluginUntilBuild")
         }
     }
 
     signing {
-        certificateChain = environment("CERTIFICATE_CHAIN")
-        privateKey = environment("PRIVATE_KEY")
-        password = environment("PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD")
+        certificateChain = providers.environmentVariable("CERTIFICATE_CHAIN")
+        privateKey = providers.environmentVariable("PRIVATE_KEY")
+        password = providers.environmentVariable("PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD")
     }
 
     publishing {
-        token = environment("PUBLISH_TOKEN")
+        token = providers.environmentVariable("PUBLISH_TOKEN")
         // The pluginVersion is based on the SemVer (https://semver.org) and supports pre-release labels, like 2.1.7-alpha.3
         // Specify pre-release label to publish the plugin in a custom Release Channel automatically. Read more:
         // https://plugins.jetbrains.com/docs/intellij/deployment.html#specifying-a-release-channel
-        channels = properties("pluginVersion").map { listOf(it.substringAfter('-', "").substringBefore('.').ifEmpty { "default" }) }
+        channels = providers.gradleProperty("pluginVersion").map { listOf(it.substringAfter('-', "").substringBefore('.').ifEmpty { "default" }) }
     }
 
     verifyPlugin {
@@ -115,7 +112,7 @@ intellijPlatform {
 // Configure Gradle Changelog Plugin - read more: https://github.com/JetBrains/gradle-changelog-plugin
 changelog {
     groups.empty()
-    repositoryUrl = properties("pluginRepositoryUrl")
+    repositoryUrl = providers.gradleProperty("pluginRepositoryUrl")
 }
 
 // Configure Gradle Kover Plugin - read more: https://github.com/Kotlin/kotlinx-kover#configuration
@@ -131,7 +128,7 @@ kover {
 
 tasks {
     wrapper {
-        gradleVersion = properties("gradleVersion").get()
+        gradleVersion = providers.gradleProperty("gradleVersion").get()
     }
 
     publishPlugin {