diff --git a/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
index 13592f3d..e0a442ac 100644
--- a/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 
-val javaLangVersion = 11
+val javaLangVersion = 17
 
 java {
   toolchain.languageVersion.set(JavaLanguageVersion.of(javaLangVersion))
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Xtras.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Xtras.kt
index 9d50c3b9..e7b819de 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Xtras.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Xtras.kt
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import org.gradle.plugin.use.PluginDependencySpec
 
 object Xtras {
   const val projectGroup = "org.danbrough.kotlinxtras"
-  const val version = "0.0.3-beta16"
-  const val publishingVersion = "0.0.3-beta16"
+  const val version = "0.0.3-beta17"
+  const val publishingVersion = "0.0.3-beta17"
   const val repoName = "xtras"
   const val javaLangVersion = 11
 }
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 6120594f..c0e8b836 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ xtras.dir.packages=/usr/local/kotlinxtras/packages
 # otherwise everything is included
 #Print xtras log statements to stdout as well as the gradle log
 xtras.log.stdout=true
-sonatypeRepoId=orgdanbrough-1484
+sonatypeRepoId=orgdanbrough-1485
 bootstrap=false
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 7420a462..8707e8b5 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.1-rc-3-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.1.1-all.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/plugin/build.gradle.kts b/plugin/build.gradle.kts
index 5fdff91a..5cecb65b 100644
--- a/plugin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/plugin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ plugins {
   xtras("sonatype")
 }
 
+
+
 repositories {
   mavenCentral()
 }
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/danbrough/kotlinxtras/binaries/BinaryPlugin.kt b/plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/danbrough/kotlinxtras/binaries/BinaryPlugin.kt
index 15ab6e7a..748ee9b3 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/danbrough/kotlinxtras/binaries/BinaryPlugin.kt
+++ b/plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/danbrough/kotlinxtras/binaries/BinaryPlugin.kt
@@ -170,23 +170,27 @@ open class BinaryExtension {
 
 const val XTRAS_BINARIES_EXTN_NAME = "xtrasBinaries"
 
+
+val binaryProperty: Project.(String, String) -> String = { exe, defValue ->
+  projectProperty("$binaryPropertyPrefix.$exe", defValue)
+}
+
+const val binaryPropertyPrefix = "xtras.bin"
+
+
 class BinaryPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
   override fun apply(target: Project) {
     target.log("Initializing BinaryPlugin...")
     target.extensions.create(XTRAS_BINARIES_EXTN_NAME, BinaryExtension::class.java).apply {
 
-      val binaryPropertyPrefix = "xtras.bin"
-      val binaryProperty: (String, String) -> String = { exe, defValue ->
-        target.projectProperty("$binaryPropertyPrefix.$exe", defValue)
-      }
 
-      gitBinary = binaryProperty("git", gitBinary)
-      wgetBinary = binaryProperty("wget", wgetBinary)
-      goBinary = binaryProperty("go", goBinary)
-      tarBinary = binaryProperty("tar", tarBinary)
-      autoreconfBinary = binaryProperty("autoreconf", autoreconfBinary)
-      makeBinary = binaryProperty("make", makeBinary)
-      cmakeBinary = binaryProperty("cmake", cmakeBinary)
+      gitBinary = target.binaryProperty("git", gitBinary)
+      wgetBinary = target.binaryProperty("wget", wgetBinary)
+      goBinary = target.binaryProperty("go", goBinary)
+      tarBinary = target.binaryProperty("tar", tarBinary)
+      autoreconfBinary = target.binaryProperty("autoreconf", autoreconfBinary)
+      makeBinary = target.binaryProperty("make", makeBinary)
+      cmakeBinary = target.binaryProperty("cmake", cmakeBinary)
 
 
       target.tasks.register("xtrasConfig") {