diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
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index 274d02a..0000000
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-rootProject.name = 'adr-j'
-
-// buildCache {
-//   // force travis to use different build caches for each OS
-//   local {
-//     directory = "${settingsDir}/.gradle/caches/build-cache-${System.properties['os.name'].substring(0, 4).toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT)}"
-//   }
-// }
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7168e2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// https://docs.gradle.org/current/dsl/org.gradle.api.initialization.Settings.html
+
+val expectedJavaVersion = JavaVersion.VERSION_21
+val actualJavaVersion = JavaVersion.current()
+require(actualJavaVersion.isCompatibleWith(expectedJavaVersion)) {
+    "The build requires Java ${expectedJavaVersion.majorVersion} or higher. Currently executing with Java ${actualJavaVersion.majorVersion}."
+}
+
+dependencyResolutionManagement {
+    repositories {
+        mavenCentral()
+    }
+}
+
+rootProject.name = "adr-j"
+
+// https://docs.gradle.org/8.10/userguide/configuration_cache.html#config_cache:stable
+enableFeaturePreview("STABLE_CONFIGURATION_CACHE")
+
+// https://docs.gradle.org/8.10/userguide/declaring_dependencies_adv.html#sec:type-safe-project-accessors
+enableFeaturePreview("TYPESAFE_PROJECT_ACCESSORS")