diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/kover-conventions.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/kover-conventions.gradle.kts
index 052e2bb684..e9490f1ee0 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/kover-conventions.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/kover-conventions.gradle.kts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import kotlinx.kover.tasks.*
 /*
  * Copyright 2016-2021 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
  */
-apply(plugin = "kover")
 
 val notCovered = sourceless + internal + unpublished
 
@@ -14,41 +13,43 @@ val expectedCoverage = mutableMapOf(
     "kotlinx-coroutines-javafx" to 39, // JavaFx is not tested on TC because its graphic subsystem cannot be initialized in headless mode
 
     // Reactor has lower coverage in general due to various fatal error handling features
-    "kotlinx-coroutines-reactor" to 75)
-
-extensions.configure<KoverExtension> {
-    disabledProjects = notCovered
-    /*
-     * Is explicitly enabled on TC in a separate build step.
-     * Examples:
-     * ./gradlew :p:check -- doesn't verify coverage
-     * ./gradlew :p:check -Pkover.enabled=true -- verifies coverage
-     * ./gradlew :p:koverReport -Pkover.enabled=true -- generates report
-     */
-    isDisabled = !(properties["kover.enabled"]?.toString()?.toBoolean() ?: false)
-    // TODO remove when updating Kover to version 0.5.x
-    intellijEngineVersion.set("1.0.657")
-}
+    "kotlinx-coroutines-reactor" to 75
+)
+
+
 
 subprojects {
     val projectName = name
     if (projectName in notCovered) return@subprojects
-    tasks.withType<KoverVerificationTask> {
-        rule {
-            bound {
-                /*
-                 * 85 is our baseline that we aim to raise to 90+.
-                 * Missing coverage is typically due to bugs in the agent
-                 * (e.g. signatures deprecated with an error are counted),
-                 * sometimes it's various diagnostic `toString` or `catch` for OOMs/VerificationErrors,
-                 * but some places are definitely worth visiting.
-                 */
-                minValue = expectedCoverage[projectName] ?: 85 // COVERED_LINES_PERCENTAGE
+    apply(plugin = "kover")
+
+    extensions.configure<KoverProjectConfig> {
+        /*
+         * Is explicitly enabled on TC in a separate build step.
+         * Examples:
+         * ./gradlew :p:check -- doesn't verify coverage
+         * ./gradlew :p:check -Pkover.enabled=true -- verifies coverage
+         * ./gradlew :p:koverReport -Pkover.enabled=true -- generates report
+         */
+        isDisabled.set(!(properties["kover.enabled"]?.toString()?.toBoolean() ?: false))
+
+        verify {
+            rule {
+                bound {
+                    /*
+                     * 85 is our baseline that we aim to raise to 90+.
+                     * Missing coverage is typically due to bugs in the agent
+                     * (e.g. signatures deprecated with an error are counted),
+                     * sometimes it's various diagnostic `toString` or `catch` for OOMs/VerificationErrors,
+                     * but some places are definitely worth visiting.
+                     */
+                    minValue = expectedCoverage[projectName] ?: 85 // COVERED_LINES_PERCENTAGE
+                }
             }
         }
-    }
 
-    tasks.withType<KoverHtmlReportTask> {
-        htmlReportDir.set(file(rootProject.buildDir.toString() + "/kover/" + project.name + "/html"))
+        htmlReport {
+            reportDir.set(file(rootProject.buildDir.toString() + "/kover/" + project.name + "/html"))
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 308588ff72..755517a7ef 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ rxjava3_version=3.0.2
 javafx_version=11.0.2
 javafx_plugin_version=0.0.8
 binary_compatibility_validator_version=0.11.0
-kover_version=0.5.0
+kover_version=0.6.0-Beta
 blockhound_version=1.0.2.RELEASE
 jna_version=5.9.0
 
diff --git a/reactive/kotlinx-coroutines-reactive/build.gradle.kts b/reactive/kotlinx-coroutines-reactive/build.gradle.kts
index c2e4b5c9f0..3f2ba6b829 100644
--- a/reactive/kotlinx-coroutines-reactive/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/reactive/kotlinx-coroutines-reactive/build.gradle.kts
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ val commonKoverExcludes = listOf(
     "kotlinx.coroutines.reactive.ConvertKt" // Deprecated
 )
 
-tasks.koverHtmlReport {
-    excludes = commonKoverExcludes
-}
-
-tasks.koverVerify {
-    excludes = commonKoverExcludes
+kover {
+    filters {
+        classes {
+            excludes += commonKoverExcludes
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/reactive/kotlinx-coroutines-reactor/build.gradle.kts b/reactive/kotlinx-coroutines-reactor/build.gradle.kts
index d4bb135f73..a90b3cbd3c 100644
--- a/reactive/kotlinx-coroutines-reactor/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/reactive/kotlinx-coroutines-reactor/build.gradle.kts
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ val commonKoverExcludes = listOf(
     "kotlinx.coroutines.reactor.ConvertKt\$asFlux$1" // Deprecated
 )
 
-tasks.koverHtmlReport {
-    excludes = commonKoverExcludes
-}
-
-tasks.koverVerify {
-    excludes = commonKoverExcludes
+kover {
+    filters {
+        classes {
+            excludes += commonKoverExcludes
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/ui/kotlinx-coroutines-android/build.gradle.kts b/ui/kotlinx-coroutines-android/build.gradle.kts
index 7618c529f7..b5c9c0cf5d 100644
--- a/ui/kotlinx-coroutines-android/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/ui/kotlinx-coroutines-android/build.gradle.kts
@@ -115,6 +115,6 @@ open class RunR8 : JavaExec() {
 
 tasks.withType<Test> {
     extensions.configure<KoverTaskExtension> {
-        excludes = excludes + listOf("com.android.*", "android.*") // Exclude robolectric-generated classes
+        excludes.addAll(listOf("com.android.*", "android.*")) // Exclude robolectric-generated classes
     }
 }