diff --git a/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..91b8bda92b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+plugins {
+    `kotlin-dsl`
+}
+
+repositories {
+    gradlePluginPortal()
+}
+
+kotlinDslPluginOptions {
+    experimentalWarning.set(false)
+}
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Projects.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Projects.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..109311e876
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Projects.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import org.gradle.api.Project
+
+fun Project.version(target: String): String =
+    property("${target}_version") as String