diff --git a/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/info/reporting/InfoJarPropertiesFilePlugin.groovy b/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/info/reporting/InfoJarPropertiesFilePlugin.groovy
index 8e7a555..0461842 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/info/reporting/InfoJarPropertiesFilePlugin.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/info/reporting/InfoJarPropertiesFilePlugin.groovy
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ import org.gradle.api.DefaultTask
 import org.gradle.api.Plugin
 import org.gradle.api.Project
 import org.gradle.api.file.CopySpec
+import org.gradle.api.file.RegularFile
 import org.gradle.api.file.RegularFileProperty
 import org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaBasePlugin
+import org.gradle.api.provider.Provider
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.OutputFile
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskAction
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskProvider
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ class InfoJarPropertiesFilePlugin implements Plugin<Project>, InfoReporterPlugin
                 InfoPropertiesFilePlugin propFilePlugin = project.plugins.apply(InfoPropertiesFilePlugin) as InfoPropertiesFilePlugin
                 TaskProvider<InfoPropertiesFile> manifestTask = propFilePlugin.getManifestTask()
 
-                File propertiesFile = new File(project.buildDir, "properties_for_jar/${manifestTask.get().propertiesFile.name}")
+                Provider<RegularFile> propertiesFile = project.layout.buildDirectory.file("properties_for_jar/${manifestTask.get().propertiesFile.get().asFile.name}")
 
                 TaskProvider<CreateEmptyPropertiesFile> prepareFile = project.tasks.register("createPropertiesFileForJar", CreateEmptyPropertiesFile) { CreateEmptyPropertiesFile task ->
                     task.outputFile.set(propertiesFile)
@@ -65,11 +67,11 @@ class InfoJarPropertiesFilePlugin implements Plugin<Project>, InfoReporterPlugin
 
                     jarTask.doFirst {
                         //when we are after all caching decisions we fill the file with all the data
-                        PropertiesWriter.writeProperties(propertiesFile, manifestPlugin)
+                        PropertiesWriter.writeProperties(propertiesFile.get().asFile, manifestPlugin)
                     }
                     jarTask.doLast {
                         //we need to cleanup file in case we got multiple jar tasks
-                        propertiesFile.text = ""
+                        propertiesFile.get().asFile.text = ""
                     }
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/info/reporting/InfoPropertiesFile.groovy b/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/info/reporting/InfoPropertiesFile.groovy
index 224cdd2..d7e6a34 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/info/reporting/InfoPropertiesFile.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/info/reporting/InfoPropertiesFile.groovy
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ package nebula.plugin.info.reporting
 import groovy.transform.CompileDynamic
 import nebula.plugin.info.InfoBrokerPlugin
 import org.gradle.api.Project
+import org.gradle.api.file.RegularFile
+import org.gradle.api.file.RegularFileProperty
 import org.gradle.api.internal.ConventionTask
+import org.gradle.api.provider.Provider
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.Input
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.OutputFile
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskAction
@@ -32,7 +35,7 @@ import javax.inject.Inject
  */
 @CompileDynamic
 @DisableCachingByDefault
-class InfoPropertiesFile extends ConventionTask {
+abstract class InfoPropertiesFile extends ConventionTask {
     private InfoBrokerPlugin infoBrokerPlugin
 
     @Inject
@@ -48,10 +51,10 @@ class InfoPropertiesFile extends ConventionTask {
     }
 
     @OutputFile
-    File propertiesFile
+    abstract RegularFileProperty getPropertiesFile()
 
     @TaskAction
     void write() {
-        PropertiesWriter.writeProperties(getPropertiesFile(), infoBrokerPlugin)
+        PropertiesWriter.writeProperties(propertiesFile.get().asFile, infoBrokerPlugin)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/info/reporting/InfoPropertiesFilePlugin.groovy b/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/info/reporting/InfoPropertiesFilePlugin.groovy
index 9944032..fad54bf 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/info/reporting/InfoPropertiesFilePlugin.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/info/reporting/InfoPropertiesFilePlugin.groovy
@@ -32,20 +32,16 @@ class InfoPropertiesFilePlugin implements Plugin<Project>, InfoReporterPlugin {
     TaskProvider<InfoPropertiesFile> manifestTask
 
     void apply(Project project) {
-        project.plugins.withType(InfoBrokerPlugin) {  InfoBrokerPlugin basePlugin ->
+        project.plugins.withType(InfoBrokerPlugin).configureEach {  InfoBrokerPlugin basePlugin ->
 
             manifestTask = project.tasks.register('writeManifestProperties', InfoPropertiesFile) { task ->
-                task.conventionMapping.map('propertiesFile') {
-                    // A little clunky, because there is no way to say, "If there's no convention, run this". E.g.
-                    // timing is improtant here, this should be running after the BasePlugin is applied if it's going
-                    // to be applied.
-                    if (project.plugins.hasPlugin(BasePlugin)) {
-                        BasePluginExtension baseExtension = project.extensions.getByType(BasePluginExtension)
-                        new File(project.buildDir, "manifest/${baseExtension.archivesName.get()}.properties")
-                    } else {
-                        new File(project.buildDir, "manifest/info.properties")
-                    }
+                if (project.plugins.hasPlugin(BasePlugin)) {
+                    BasePluginExtension baseExtension = project.extensions.getByType(BasePluginExtension)
+                    task.propertiesFile.set(project.layout.buildDirectory.file("manifest/${baseExtension.archivesName.get()}.properties"))
+                } else {
+                    task.propertiesFile.set(project.layout.buildDirectory.file("manifest/info.properties"))
                 }
+
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/nebula/plugin/info/reporting/InfoPropertiesFilePluginSpec.groovy b/src/test/groovy/nebula/plugin/info/reporting/InfoPropertiesFilePluginSpec.groovy
index 2d9d665..f48f248 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/nebula/plugin/info/reporting/InfoPropertiesFilePluginSpec.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/nebula/plugin/info/reporting/InfoPropertiesFilePluginSpec.groovy
@@ -34,16 +34,16 @@ class InfoPropertiesFilePluginSpec extends ProjectSpec {
         InfoPropertiesFile manifestTask = infoPropertiesFilePlugin.getManifestTask().get()
 
         then:
-        manifestTask.getPropertiesFile() == new File(projectDir, 'build/manifest/ensure-reporter-is-doing-work.properties')
+        manifestTask.getPropertiesFile().getAsFile().get() == new File(projectDir, 'build/manifest/ensure-reporter-is-doing-work.properties')
         // Gradle would have done this for us.
-        manifestTask.getPropertiesFile().parentFile.mkdirs()
+        manifestTask.getPropertiesFile().getAsFile().get().parentFile.mkdirs()
 
         when:
         manifestTask.write()
 
         then:
         def result = new Properties()
-        def file = manifestTask.getPropertiesFile()
+        def file = manifestTask.getPropertiesFile().getAsFile().get()
         result.load(new FileInputStream(file))
         result.containsKey InfoJavaPlugin.JDK_PROPERTY
         result.containsKey InfoJavaPlugin.TARGET_PROPERTY