diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/SyncAppSource.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/SyncAppSource.java
index ae318adf0f8..0281f2896e9 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/SyncAppSource.java
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/SyncAppSource.java
@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@
 
 package org.springframework.boot.build;
 
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+
 import org.gradle.api.DefaultTask;
 import org.gradle.api.file.DirectoryProperty;
+import org.gradle.api.file.FileSystemOperations;
 import org.gradle.api.provider.Property;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.Input;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.InputDirectory;
@@ -32,8 +35,12 @@ import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskAction;
  */
 public abstract class SyncAppSource extends DefaultTask {
 
-	public SyncAppSource() {
+	private final FileSystemOperations fileSystemOperations;
+
+	@Inject
+	public SyncAppSource(FileSystemOperations fileSystemOperations) {
 		getPluginVersion().convention(getProject().provider(() -> getProject().getVersion().toString()));
+		this.fileSystemOperations = fileSystemOperations;
 	}
 
 	@InputDirectory
@@ -47,11 +54,11 @@ public abstract class SyncAppSource extends DefaultTask {
 
 	@TaskAction
 	void syncAppSources() {
-		getProject().sync((copySpec) -> {
+		this.fileSystemOperations.sync((copySpec) -> {
 			copySpec.from(getSourceDirectory());
 			copySpec.into(getDestinationDirectory());
 			copySpec.filter((line) -> line.replace("id \"org.springframework.boot\"",
-					"id \"org.springframework.boot\" version \"" + getProject().getVersion() + "\""));
+					"id \"org.springframework.boot\" version \"" + getPluginVersion().get() + "\""));
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/cli/HomebrewFormula.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/cli/HomebrewFormula.java
index 23d90fae7c9..e96487213da 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/cli/HomebrewFormula.java
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/cli/HomebrewFormula.java
@@ -19,11 +19,14 @@ package org.springframework.boot.build.cli;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.security.MessageDigest;
 
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+
 import org.apache.commons.codec.digest.DigestUtils;
 import org.gradle.api.DefaultTask;
 import org.gradle.api.Project;
 import org.gradle.api.Task;
 import org.gradle.api.file.DirectoryProperty;
+import org.gradle.api.file.FileSystemOperations;
 import org.gradle.api.file.RegularFileProperty;
 import org.gradle.api.provider.MapProperty;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.Input;
@@ -43,12 +46,16 @@ import org.springframework.boot.build.artifacts.ArtifactRelease;
  */
 public abstract class HomebrewFormula extends DefaultTask {
 
-	public HomebrewFormula() {
+	private final FileSystemOperations fileSystemOperations;
+
+	@Inject
+	public HomebrewFormula(FileSystemOperations fileSystemOperations) {
 		Project project = getProject();
 		MapProperty<String, Object> properties = getProperties();
 		properties.put("hash", getArchive().map((archive) -> sha256(archive.getAsFile())));
 		getProperties().put("repo", ArtifactRelease.forProject(project).getDownloadRepo());
 		getProperties().put("version", project.getVersion().toString());
+		this.fileSystemOperations = fileSystemOperations;
 	}
 
 	private String sha256(File file) {
@@ -77,7 +84,7 @@ public abstract class HomebrewFormula extends DefaultTask {
 
 	@TaskAction
 	void createFormula() {
-		getProject().copy((copy) -> {
+		this.fileSystemOperations.copy((copy) -> {
 			copy.from(getTemplate());
 			copy.into(getOutputDir());
 			copy.expand(getProperties().get());
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/mavenplugin/PrepareMavenBinaries.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/mavenplugin/PrepareMavenBinaries.java
index ff21e553c28..0d17113ed2c 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/mavenplugin/PrepareMavenBinaries.java
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/mavenplugin/PrepareMavenBinaries.java
@@ -16,10 +16,13 @@
 
 package org.springframework.boot.build.mavenplugin;
 
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+
 import org.gradle.api.DefaultTask;
 import org.gradle.api.Task;
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Configuration;
 import org.gradle.api.file.DirectoryProperty;
+import org.gradle.api.file.FileSystemOperations;
 import org.gradle.api.provider.SetProperty;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.Input;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.OutputDirectory;
@@ -32,6 +35,13 @@ import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskAction;
  */
 public abstract class PrepareMavenBinaries extends DefaultTask {
 
+	private final FileSystemOperations fileSystemOperations;
+
+	@Inject
+	public PrepareMavenBinaries(FileSystemOperations fileSystemOperations) {
+		this.fileSystemOperations = fileSystemOperations;
+	}
+
 	@OutputDirectory
 	public abstract DirectoryProperty getOutputDir();
 
@@ -40,7 +50,7 @@ public abstract class PrepareMavenBinaries extends DefaultTask {
 
 	@TaskAction
 	public void prepareBinaries() {
-		getProject().sync((sync) -> {
+		this.fileSystemOperations.sync((sync) -> {
 			sync.into(getOutputDir());
 			for (String version : getVersions().get()) {
 				Configuration configuration = getProject().getConfigurations()