diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 72ba7978..de9b34be 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ mavencentral-jgit = "7.0.0.202409031743-r"
 mavencentral-ktlint-gradle = "0.10.0"
 maven-binarycompatiblity = "0.16.3"
 maven-dokka = "1.9.20"
+maven-ktlint = "1.4.1"
 
 [libraries]
 agp-gradle-implementation = { module = "com.android.tools.build:gradle", version.ref = "google-agp" } # TODO remove
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ junit-jupiter = { module = "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter", version.ref = "mav
 assertj-core = { module = "org.assertj:assertj-core", version.ref = "mavencentral-assertj" }
 eclipse-jgit = { module = "org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit", version.ref = "mavencentral-jgit" }
 jetbrains-dokka = { module = "org.jetbrains.dokka:dokka-gradle-plugin", version.ref = "maven-dokka" }
+ktlint-cli = { module = "com.pinterest.ktlint:ktlint-cli", version.ref = "maven-ktlint" }
 
 [plugins]
 kotlin-jvm = { id = "org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm", version.ref = "mavencentral-kotlin" }
diff --git a/quality/build.gradle b/quality/build.gradle
index 027f8990..069597e5 100644
--- a/quality/build.gradle
+++ b/quality/build.gradle
@@ -25,6 +25,21 @@ tasks.named("test") {
     useJUnitPlatform()
 }
 
+tasks.register("generateVersionProperties", WriteProperties) { writeProps ->
+    def propertiesFile = new File(sourceSets.main.output.resourcesDir, "starter-quality-gradle-plugin.properties")
+    if (GradleVersion.current() >= GradleVersion.version("8.1")) {
+        writeProps.destinationFile = propertiesFile
+    } else {
+        //noinspection GrDeprecatedAPIUsage
+        writeProps.outputFile = propertiesFile
+    }
+    writeProps.property("ktlint_version", libs.versions.maven.ktlint)
+}
+
+tasks.named("processResources") {
+    dependsOn("generateVersionProperties")
+}
+
 gradlePlugin {
     plugins {
         quality {
diff --git a/quality/src/main/kotlin/com/project/starter/quality/internal/Ktlint.kt b/quality/src/main/kotlin/com/project/starter/quality/internal/Ktlint.kt
index 6a76480c..46f2ad03 100644
--- a/quality/src/main/kotlin/com/project/starter/quality/internal/Ktlint.kt
+++ b/quality/src/main/kotlin/com/project/starter/quality/internal/Ktlint.kt
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ internal fun Project.configureKtlint() {
     pluginManager.apply(KtlintGradlePlugin::class.java)
 
     extensions.configure(KtlintGradleExtension::class.java) {
-        experimentalRules.set(true)
-        disabledRules.set(
+        experimentalRules.convention(true)
+        disabledRules.convention(
             disabledRules.get() + listOf(
                 "import-ordering",
                 "filename",
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ internal fun Project.configureKtlint() {
                 "experimental:property-naming",
             ),
         )
+        ktlintVersion.convention(versionProperties.ktlintVersion())
     }
 
     tasks.named(ProjectCodeStyleTask.TASK_NAME) {
diff --git a/quality/src/main/kotlin/com/project/starter/quality/internal/VersionProperties.kt b/quality/src/main/kotlin/com/project/starter/quality/internal/VersionProperties.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6107fcc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quality/src/main/kotlin/com/project/starter/quality/internal/VersionProperties.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package com.project.starter.quality.internal
+
+import java.util.Properties
+
+internal val versionProperties by lazy(::VersionProperties)
+
+internal class VersionProperties : Properties() {
+    init {
+        load(this.javaClass.getResourceAsStream("/starter-quality-gradle-plugin.properties"))
+    }
+
+    fun ktlintVersion(): String = getProperty("ktlint_version")
+}
diff --git a/quality/src/test/kotlin/com/project/starter/quality/QualityPluginTest.kt b/quality/src/test/kotlin/com/project/starter/quality/QualityPluginTest.kt
index 360e87b0..32334d5d 100644
--- a/quality/src/test/kotlin/com/project/starter/quality/QualityPluginTest.kt
+++ b/quality/src/test/kotlin/com/project/starter/quality/QualityPluginTest.kt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ internal class QualityPluginTest : WithGradleProjectTest() {
                         options.release.set(targetJavaVersion.majorVersion.toInteger())
                     }
                     tasks.withType(KotlinCompile).configureEach {
-                        compilerOptions.jvmTarget = JvmTarget.@Companion.fromTarget(targetJavaVersion.toString())
+                        compilerOptions.jvmTarget = JvmTarget.fromTarget(targetJavaVersion.toString())
                     }
                     
                     repositories.mavenCentral()