diff --git a/build-logic/settings.gradle b/build-logic/settings.gradle
index c3ff77d254..8303208fd4 100644
--- a/build-logic/settings.gradle
+++ b/build-logic/settings.gradle
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ pluginManagement {
   }
 }
 
+rootProject.name = "build-logic"
 rootProject.buildFileName = 'build-logic.gradle'
 
 dependencyResolutionManagement {
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index ffb1911504..1582dfd9f5 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ tasks.register("collectTestXml") {
 
 
   doFirst {
-    def target = file("$buildDir/collected-test-results")
+    def target = layout.buildDirectory.dir("collected-test-results").get().asFile
     target.mkdirs()
     reportingProjects.each { rp ->
       rp.tasks.withType(Test).each { testTask ->
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ tasks.register("codeCoverageReport", JacocoReport) {
   reports {
     html.required = true
     xml.required = true
-    xml.outputLocation = file("${buildDir}/reports/jacoco/report.xml") // report must be here for codecov to pick it up
+    xml.outputLocation = layout.buildDirectory.file("reports/jacoco/report.xml") // report must be here for codecov to pick it up
     csv.required = false
   }
 }
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 49d4636dbe..a323bcd554 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ jacoco = '0.8.12'
 junit = '5.11.2'
 asm = '9.7.1'
 mockito4 = '4.11.0'
-mockito5 = '5.14.1'
+mockito5 = '5.14.2'
 
 [libraries]
-jetbrains-annotations = "org.jetbrains:annotations:26.0.0"
+jetbrains-annotations = "org.jetbrains:annotations:26.0.1"
 asciidoctorj = { module = "org.asciidoctor:asciidoctorj", version.ref = "asciidoctorj" }
 asm = { module = "org.ow2.asm:asm", version.ref = "asm" }
 asmUtil = { module = "org.ow2.asm:asm-util", version.ref = "asm" }
-bytebuddy = "net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.15.4"
+bytebuddy = "net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.15.5"
 cglib = "cglib:cglib-nodep:3.3.0"
 geantyref = "io.leangen.geantyref:geantyref:1.3.16"
 h2database = "com.h2database:h2:2.2.224"
diff --git a/spock-core/core.gradle b/spock-core/core.gradle
index 01e97b8379..7db47aa758 100644
--- a/spock-core/core.gradle
+++ b/spock-core/core.gradle
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@ tasks.named("processResources") {
 
 tasks.register("coreConsole", JavaExec) {
   description = 'Start a groovy Console with Spock Core Classpath, useful for AST-Inspection'
-  main = variant == 2.5 ? "groovy.ui.Console" : "groovy.console.ui.Console"
+  mainClass = variant == 2.5 ? "groovy.ui.Console" : "groovy.console.ui.Console"
   classpath(sourceSets.named("main").map {it.runtimeClasspath }, configurations.named("coreConsoleRuntime"))
   workingDir = file('build/console')
-  ignoreExitValue = true
+  ignoreExitValue true
   args file('CoreConsole.groovy').absolutePath
   doFirst {
     workingDir.mkdirs()
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ tasks.register("coreConsole", JavaExec) {
 // task writes out the properties necessary for it to verify the OSGi
 // metadata.
 def osgiProperties = tasks.register('osgiProperties', WriteProperties) {
-  outputFile = layout.getBuildDirectory().file("verifyOSGiProperties.bndrun")
+  destinationFile = layout.getBuildDirectory().file("verifyOSGiProperties.bndrun")
   property('-standalone', true)
   property('-runee', "JavaSE-${javaVersion < 9 ? '1.' + javaVersion : javaVersion}")
   property('-runrequires', "osgi.identity;filter:='(osgi.identity=${project.name})'")
diff --git a/spock-specs/mock-integration/mock-integration.gradle b/spock-specs/mock-integration/mock-integration.gradle
index 11045f4dc1..00f1066784 100644
--- a/spock-specs/mock-integration/mock-integration.gradle
+++ b/spock-specs/mock-integration/mock-integration.gradle
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ def configureTaskFilters = { String key, Test t ->
 codeGenerationLibraries.each { key, config ->
   tasks.register("test${key.capitalize()}WithoutObjenesis", Test) {
     systemProperty("org.spockframework.mock.testType", "${key.toLowerCase()} - objenesis")
+    testClassesDirs = testing.suites.test.sources.output.classesDirs
+    classpath = testing.suites.test.sources.runtimeClasspath
     classpath += config
 
     configureTaskFilters(key, it)
@@ -64,6 +66,8 @@ codeGenerationLibraries.each { key, config ->
 
   tasks.register("test${key.capitalize()}WithObjenesis", Test) {
     systemProperty("org.spockframework.mock.testType", "${key.toLowerCase()} + objenesis")
+    testClassesDirs = testing.suites.test.sources.output.classesDirs
+    classpath = testing.suites.test.sources.runtimeClasspath
     classpath += config
     classpath += configurations.objenesis
 
diff --git a/spock-specs/specs.gradle b/spock-specs/specs.gradle
index 898fe4ae04..0111b2fc31 100644
--- a/spock-specs/specs.gradle
+++ b/spock-specs/specs.gradle
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ tasks.named("test", Test) {
 }
 
 tasks.register("groovyConsole", JavaExec) {
-  main = variant == 2.5 ? "groovy.ui.Console" : "groovy.console.ui.Console"
+  mainClass = variant == 2.5 ? "groovy.ui.Console" : "groovy.console.ui.Console"
   classpath(sourceSets.named("test").map {it.runtimeClasspath }, configurations.named("groovyConsole"))
 }
 
diff --git a/spock-testkit/testkit.gradle b/spock-testkit/testkit.gradle
index c1f34e97c2..20aaa7d3ae 100644
--- a/spock-testkit/testkit.gradle
+++ b/spock-testkit/testkit.gradle
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ tasks.named("test", Test) {
 
 tasks.register("consoleLauncherTest", JavaExec) {
   dependsOn(testClasses)
-  def reportsDir = file("$buildDir/test-results")
+  def reportsDir = layout.buildDirectory.dir("test-results")
   outputs.dir(reportsDir)
   classpath(sourceSets.named("test").map { it.runtimeClasspath })
-  main = "org.junit.platform.console.ConsoleLauncher"
+  mainClass = "org.junit.platform.console.ConsoleLauncher"
 //  jvmArgs "-agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=y,address=5005"
 //  args("--select-class", "spock.testkit.testsources.ExampleTestCase")
   args("--select-class", "spock.testkit.testsources.UnrollTestCase")