diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index a919b0cea5..dcc499983c 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.eventImplGen)
     alias(libs.plugins.ideaExt)
     alias(libs.plugins.errorprone)
+    alias(libs.plugins.nexusPublish)
 }
 
 val ap by sourceSets.registering {
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ dependencies {
 tasks {
     genEventImpl {
         sourceCompatibility = "17"
-        destinationDir = project.layout.buildDirectory.dir("generated/event-factory").get().asFile
+        destinationDirectory = project.layout.buildDirectory.dir("generated/event-factory")
 
         outputFactory = "org.spongepowered.api.event.SpongeEventFactory"
         include("org/spongepowered/api/event/*/**/*")
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 784206fb77..707ee08772 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -56,10 +56,11 @@ mockito = { module = "org.mockito:mockito-core", version.ref = "mockito" }
 
 [plugins]
 errorprone = { id = "net.ltgt.errorprone", version = "3.1.0" }
-eventImplGen = { id = "org.spongepowered.gradle.event-impl-gen", version = "7.0.0" }
+eventImplGen = { id = "org.spongepowered.gradle.event-impl-gen", version = "7.1.0" }
 ideaExt = { id = "org.jetbrains.gradle.plugin.idea-ext", version = "1.1.7" }
 indra-checkstyle = { id = "net.kyori.indra.checkstyle", version.ref = "indra" }
 indra-crossdoc = { id = "net.kyori.indra.crossdoc", version.ref = "indra" }
 indra-publishing = { id = "net.kyori.indra.publishing", version.ref = "indra" }
 indra-publishing-sonatype = { id = "net.kyori.indra.publishing.sonatype", version.ref = "indra" }
+nexusPublish = { id = "io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin", version = "2.0.0-rc-1"}
 spongeGradle-convention = { id = "org.spongepowered.gradle.sponge.dev", version = "2.2.0" }