diff --git a/convention/src/main/kotlin/jf.base.gradle.kts b/convention/src/main/kotlin/jf.base.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b265b66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/convention/src/main/kotlin/jf.base.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import io.gitlab.jfronny.scripts.*
+
+plugins {
+    base
+}
+
+tasks.withType<AbstractArchiveTask>().configureEach {
+    isPreserveFileTimestamps = false
+    isReproducibleFileOrder = true
+}
+
+earlyAfterEvaluates = ArrayList()
+
+afterEvaluate {
+    earlyAfterEvaluates!!.forEach {
+        it.execute(this)
+    }
+    earlyAfterEvaluates = null
+}
+
+tasks.register("printTaskGraph") {
+    doLast {
+        fun getTask(task: Any): Either<Task, String> {
+            return when (task) {
+                is Provider<*> -> getTask(task.get())
+                is String -> Either.Left(tasks.getByPath(task))
+                is Task -> Either.Left(task)
+                else -> Either.Right("$task")
+            }
+        }
+
+        fun printTaskGraph(task: Task, indent: Int, known: MutableSet<Task>) {
+            if (known.contains(task)) {
+                println("  ".repeat(indent) + "- ${task.name} (*)")
+                return
+            }
+            known.add(task)
+            println("  ".repeat(indent) + "- ${task.name}")
+            task.dependsOn.forEach {
+                getTask(it).apply({ dependency ->
+                    printTaskGraph(dependency, indent + 1, known)
+                }, { error ->
+                    println("  ".repeat(indent + 1) + "- UNEXPECTED!: $error")
+                })
+            }
+        }
+
+        printTaskGraph(tasks.getByPath(prop("taskGraph", "build")), 0, LinkedHashSet())
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/convention/src/main/kotlin/jf.codegen.gradle.kts b/convention/src/main/kotlin/jf.codegen.gradle.kts
index bafefb8..17576f1 100644
--- a/convention/src/main/kotlin/jf.codegen.gradle.kts
+++ b/convention/src/main/kotlin/jf.codegen.gradle.kts
@@ -1,31 +1,4 @@
-import io.gitlab.jfronny.scripts.*
-
 plugins {
-    java
+    id("jf.java")
 }
-
-extra["codeGenerators"] = LinkedHashMap<String, ContentGenerator.Generated>()
-
-val jfCodegen by tasks.registering {
-    doLast {
-        val generators = project.extra["codeGenerators"] as LinkedHashMap<String, ContentGenerator.Generated>
-        if (codegenDir.exists()) codegenDir.deleteRecursively()
-        generators.forEach { (name, generated) ->
-            generated.classes.forEach { (filePath, content) ->
-                val path = codegenDir.resolve("java").resolve(name).resolve(filePath)
-                path.parentFile.mkdirs()
-                path.writeText(content)
-            }
-            generated.resources.forEach { (filePath, content) ->
-                val path = codegenDir.resolve("resources").resolve(name).resolve(filePath)
-                path.parentFile.mkdirs()
-                path.writeBytes(content)
-            }
-        }
-        project.extra["codeGenerators"] = null
-    }
-}
-
-tasks.compileJava { dependsOn(jfCodegen) }
-
-tasks.processResources { dependsOn(jfCodegen) }
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+//TODO remove this deprecated plugin in the next release
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/convention/src/main/kotlin/jf.earlyafterevaluate.gradle.kts b/convention/src/main/kotlin/jf.earlyafterevaluate.gradle.kts
index 1d2161b..b324de8 100644
--- a/convention/src/main/kotlin/jf.earlyafterevaluate.gradle.kts
+++ b/convention/src/main/kotlin/jf.earlyafterevaluate.gradle.kts
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
-import io.gitlab.jfronny.scripts.*
-
-earlyAfterEvaluates = ArrayList()
-
-afterEvaluate {
-    earlyAfterEvaluates!!.forEach {
-        it.execute(this)
-    }
-    earlyAfterEvaluates = null
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+plugins {
+    id("jf.base")
+}
+//TODO remove this deprecated plugin in the next release
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/convention/src/main/kotlin/jf.java.gradle.kts b/convention/src/main/kotlin/jf.java.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed1b2e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/convention/src/main/kotlin/jf.java.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import io.gitlab.jfronny.scripts.ContentGenerator
+import io.gitlab.jfronny.scripts.codegenDir
+
+plugins {
+    id("jf.base")
+    `java-library`
+}
+
+extra["codeGenerators"] = LinkedHashMap<String, ContentGenerator.Generated>()
+
+val jfCodegen by tasks.registering {
+    doLast {
+        val generators = project.extra["codeGenerators"] as LinkedHashMap<String, ContentGenerator.Generated>
+        if (codegenDir.exists()) codegenDir.deleteRecursively()
+        generators.forEach { (name, generated) ->
+            generated.classes.forEach { (filePath, content) ->
+                val path = codegenDir.resolve("java").resolve(name).resolve(filePath)
+                path.parentFile.mkdirs()
+                path.writeText(content)
+            }
+            generated.resources.forEach { (filePath, content) ->
+                val path = codegenDir.resolve("resources").resolve(name).resolve(filePath)
+                path.parentFile.mkdirs()
+                path.writeBytes(content)
+            }
+        }
+        project.extra["codeGenerators"] = null
+    }
+}
+
+tasks.compileJava { dependsOn(jfCodegen) }
+
+tasks.processResources { dependsOn(jfCodegen) }
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diff --git a/convention/src/main/kotlin/jf.manifold.gradle.kts b/convention/src/main/kotlin/jf.manifold.gradle.kts
index f0a1424..4ca7e91 100644
--- a/convention/src/main/kotlin/jf.manifold.gradle.kts
+++ b/convention/src/main/kotlin/jf.manifold.gradle.kts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import io.gitlab.jfronny.scripts.earlyAfterEvaluate
 
 plugins {
     id("jf.earlyafterevaluate")
-    `java-library`
+    id("jf.java")
 }
 
 val manifoldVersion by extra("2023.1.10")
diff --git a/convention/src/main/kotlin/jf.taskgraph.gradle.kts b/convention/src/main/kotlin/jf.taskgraph.gradle.kts
index 411c8db..b324de8 100644
--- a/convention/src/main/kotlin/jf.taskgraph.gradle.kts
+++ b/convention/src/main/kotlin/jf.taskgraph.gradle.kts
@@ -1,36 +1,4 @@
-import io.gitlab.jfronny.scripts.*
-
 plugins {
-    base
-}
-
-tasks.register("printTaskGraph") {
-    doLast {
-        fun getTask(task: Any): Either<Task, String> {
-            return when (task) {
-                is Provider<*> -> getTask(task.get())
-                is String -> Either.Left(tasks.getByPath(task))
-                is Task -> Either.Left(task)
-                else -> Either.Right("$task")
-            }
-        }
-
-        fun printTaskGraph(task: Task, indent: Int, known: MutableSet<Task>) {
-            if (known.contains(task)) {
-                println("  ".repeat(indent) + "- ${task.name} (*)")
-                return
-            }
-            known.add(task)
-            println("  ".repeat(indent) + "- ${task.name}")
-            task.dependsOn.forEach {
-                getTask(it).apply({ dependency ->
-                    printTaskGraph(dependency, indent + 1, known)
-                }, { error ->
-                    println("  ".repeat(indent + 1) + "- UNEXPECTED!: $error")
-                })
-            }
-        }
-
-        printTaskGraph(tasks.getByPath(prop("taskGraph", "build")), 0, LinkedHashSet())
-    }
+    id("jf.base")
 }
+//TODO remove this deprecated plugin in the next release
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jfmod/src/main/kotlin/jfmod.module.gradle.kts b/jfmod/src/main/kotlin/jfmod.module.gradle.kts
index 58392b8..dde0662 100644
--- a/jfmod/src/main/kotlin/jfmod.module.gradle.kts
+++ b/jfmod/src/main/kotlin/jfmod.module.gradle.kts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ afterEvaluate {
     }
 
     if (!isRoot) rootProject.dependencies {
-        api(project(mapOf("path" to project.path, "configuration" to "shadow")))
+        api(project(path = project.path, configuration = "shadow"))
         clientImplementation(sourceSets.client.get().output)
         testmodImplementation(sourceSets.testmod.get().output)