diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 0eda1badc2..e658103fdf 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ buildscript {
         maven { url "https://jitpack.io" }
         maven { url "https://plugins.gradle.org/m2/" }
     }
-    dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:5.2.0'
-    }
 }
 
 configure(rootProject) {
diff --git a/desktop/build.gradle b/desktop/build.gradle
index 10da839822..bb0fff3cf2 100644
--- a/desktop/build.gradle
+++ b/desktop/build.gradle
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 plugins {
     id 'bisq.application'
     id 'bisq.javafx'
+    id "com.github.johnrengelman.shadow" version "5.2.0"
 }
 
-apply plugin: 'com.github.johnrengelman.shadow'
 apply from: 'package/package.gradle'
 
 shadowDistTar.enabled = false
diff --git a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
index 6ccca570f0..67c9b8bf69 100644
--- a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
+++ b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
@@ -249,6 +249,11 @@
             <sha256 value="54468f4cf5d16864b46dca4e96cd9359a6b720a3cfbff6d403f2486e31cf88f9" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
       </component>
+      <component group="com.github.johnrengelman.shadow" name="com.github.johnrengelman.shadow.gradle.plugin" version="5.2.0">
+         <artifact name="com.github.johnrengelman.shadow.gradle.plugin-5.2.0.pom">
+            <sha256 value="3d7e7bd33bb8b7b67db9e45601cc5f0a2080bc4ce830d976b1ad2f3e4a091a0b" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
       <component group="com.google" name="google" version="1">
          <artifact name="google-1.pom">
             <sha256 value="cd6db17a11a31ede794ccbd1df0e4d9750f640234731f21cff885a9997277e81" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>